Opinion
Fans Call Him Myth, Others Call Him Clown. Bolsonaro Might Become Brazil’s Donald Trump
Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and congressman, has launched an improbable campaign to ...
Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil’s Coming Elections
The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on ...
Mapping Brazil’s Political Polarization Online
People increasingly use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter as their primary source ...
Brazil’s Workers Party: Time to End Denials and Make Honest Self-criticism
The Brazilian Workers Party is not a Maoist party, but it should take one ...
Brazilians Hoping Against Hope Presidential Election Will Give Their Country a New Start
It would be hard to overstate the prominence of former president Luiz Inácio Lula ...
Marielle’s Murder and the Death of Brazil’s Racial Democracy Myth
When Marielle Franco, a Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman, was shot to death in ...
Now What, Brazil? Your Most Popular Presidential Candidate Is Going to Jail
Brazil is divided and the chasm between Lula supporters and opponents is deep. The ...
Marielle’s Murder in Rio Is Also a Blow to Those Fighting for Better Times
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece for DemocraciaAbierta, following this year’s ...
Turning It into a Magic Place Is Not Doing the Amazon Any Good
The Amazon, perhaps more than any other region of the globe, has consistently been ...
Worried About the Economy and Corruption Brazilians Have Been Neglecting the Amazon
It’s never easy to predict what will happen next in Brazil. A year ago, ...
