The government “will clean the house,” Chief of Staff Onyx Lorenzoni said. by TeleSur Brazil’s newly-inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro announced a purge of government contractors who do not share the new administration’s far-right ideology. Days after assuming the presidency, Bolsonaro has authorized the dismissal of some 300 state […]
by Brasil de Foto Radio “We leave this process with closer ties and organized capacity and strength to resist this professed fascist offensive,” said João Pedro Stedile, from the national coordination of the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) about the result of Brazil’s 2018 presidential elections. In an interview […]
It is impossible to understand the rise of the social and political phenomenon known as “Bolsonarismo”—the movement around presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro—without understanding the huge protests that hit Brazil in June 2013. by Daniel Matos / Left Voice It is no accident that the first political killing of […]
Brazil’s far-right candidate won the first round of elections with a 46% majority. The Workers Party (PT) candidate came in a dismal second, with only 29%. How did this happen? by Tatiana Cozzarelli and Jimena Vergara – Left Voice “I’m pro-torture, and the people are too.” “I’m not […]
The 147 million voters will choose the president, all 513 members of the lower house of Congress, two-thirds of the 81-member Senate plus governors and lawmakers in all 27 states. by TeleSur / Global Brazilians voted Sunday in a polarized presidential race that could result in the election […]
