Brazil
Brazil’s election brings far right to threshold of power
October 9, 2018The stakes for the second round could not be higher, not only for Brazil but for the whole of Latin America and beyond.
Read more
Massive “Not Him” demonstrations in Brazil a week before elections
October 2, 2018What will Trump do if the fifth biggest country on earth elects a socialist president and a communist vice president?
Read more
Carta de Lula: “A partir de hoy, Haddad será Lula para miles de brasileños”
September 13, 2018“Si quieren acallar nuestra voz y derrotar nuestro proyecto para el país, están muy equivocados. Nosotros seguimos vivos, en el corazón y en la memoria del pueblo. Y nuestro nombre ahora es Haddad”, afirmó el ex...
Read more
Violence and threats of more: Brazil’s electoral drama gets more bizarre
September 13, 2018After a far-right candidate is stabbed, his VP running mate threatens to bring out the military. Meanwhile, with Lula in jail, the left has to bring in a substitute candidate of its own.
Read more
Brazil: Setback for Lula’s presidential candidacy
September 4, 2018The Supreme Electoral Tribunal voted six to one that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is barred from running.
Read more