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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
October 31, 2022
David Rieff
Celebrate Lula’s Win Now, Because the Future Looks Pretty Rough
Lula won because the left and the center feared a second term for the extremist Jair Bolsonaro. But the right won Congress and the governorships. Sound like any place you know?
October 28, 2022
David Rieff
Lula Should Win—but Bolsonaroism Isn’t Going Anywhere
The candidate of the left has establishment backing for Sunday’s vote. But below the level of the presidency, signs are more ominous.
October 5, 2022
Andre Pagliarini
We Should Be Very Worried About Brazil’s Runoff Election
Jair Bolsonaro has already made it clear he will not accept defeat.
July 7, 2022
Andre Pagliarini
The Amazon Rain Forest’s Future Is on the Ballot in Brazil
The murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira highlight the vast gulf between Bolsonaro’s lawless and exploitative approach to the rain forest and his opponent’s proposed reforms.
July 1, 2022
Andre Pagliarini
Live From Brazil: A Clueless Tucker Carlson
Fox News’s chief wingnut has spent all week fawning over authoritarian President Jair Bolsonaro and making absurd, ignorant statements about the country.
March 12, 2021
Melody Schreiber
The Amazon Rain Forest Is in Worse Shape Than We Thought
According to a new study, the Amazon is no longer acting as a net carbon sink.
January 22, 2020
Andre Pagliarini
Brazilian Conservatives Really Hate Glenn Greenwald
The criminal complaint against the American journalist needs to be understood in the context of a broader political struggle.
June 10, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
The Conspiracy to Discredit Brazil’s Left
In a paranoid age, the corroboration provided by The Intercept's latest exposé is unusual.
February 7, 2019
Alexander Zaitchik
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Christopher Lord
How a Demon-Slaying Pentecostal Billionaire Is Ushering in a Post-Catholic Brazil
Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.
June 6, 2018
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Ioan Grillo
When Democracy Isn’t Enough
Elections and free markets haven’t solved the real problems in Latin America.
August 5, 2016
Steven Cohen
What will Donald Trump hate about the Olympics opening ceremony?
March 4, 2016
Steven Cohen
Latin America’s leftist movement is on the ropes.
August 8, 2010
Jim Sciutto
Iran Is Planning to Stone This Woman to Death. Can Anyone Save Her?
December 21, 2009
Bradford Plumer
Did Obama Really Sidestep The U.N. At Copenhagen?
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