Tag: Elections

Brazilian former president Jair Messias Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Far-Right Bolsonaro Barred from Office Until 2030

Brazil’s top electoral court, the TSE, on Friday reached a majority on a motion ...

Lula walks up the Planalto palace ramp with his wife and a group that included Chief Raoni of the Kayapó tribe, a Black boy, and a trash pick up lady.

A Rainbow over the Planalto: Lula’s Ministers Take Office 

“Workers of Brazil, you exist and are valuable for us!  Women of Brazil, you ...

Supporters of Lula celebrate his victory in the Brazilian presidential election in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Zuma/Alamy

Brazil Is Already Changing a Few Days After Lula Won for President

I was in Belo Horizonte, the capital of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, ...

The first term of the elections ended up being a frustrating night for the Left

Far-Right’s Misinformation Machine Might Be Decisive in Brazil’s Election

Online disinformation is casting a shadow over Brazil’s presidential election. Jair Bolsonaro, the country’s ...

Bolsonaro in the presidential Rolls Royce with children, during the Independence Day celebrations - Marcelo Camargo / ABr

For Threatening a Military Coup, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Should Be Impeached

Jair Bolsonaro stopped governing a while back. In three years, his government has inaugurated ...

War tanks parade in front of Palácio do Planalto, the presidential office, in Brasília

Brazil President Parades Smoke-Spewing Aging Tanks and Puts Nation to Shame

The clouds of dark exhaust spewing from aging tanks and amphibious vehicles rolling past ...

Brazilian electronic ballot.

Left and Right in Brazilian Presidential Elections

The next Brazilian presidential election, in October, 2022, will probably be polarized between Jair ...