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Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian protestors | Allison Sales/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom

Brazil

Brazil's Rogue Court Is Receiving Global Blowback

Brazil’s judiciary has abandoned neutrality, with sweeping crackdowns on speech and political rivals. A U.S. tariff response signals the crisis has gone international.

Anne Dias | 7.17.2025 12:12 PM

A hand holding a tube of lipstick at a Brazilian protest | Bob Karp/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brazil

Brazil Sentenced a Woman to 14 Years for Lipstick Graffiti

Débora Albuquerque scrawled “You lost, dude” on a statue. Now she’s being treated like a national security threat.

Izabela Patriota | 3.27.2025 10:39 AM

Rumble app on a smartphone in front of a Brazilian flag | Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Pavlo Gonchar | ZUMAPRESS | Newscom | Andreykuzmin | Dreamstime.com

Brazil

The Truth About Brazil's Rumble Ban

Justice Alexandre de Moraes has shut down Rumble in Brazil, using the same dubious legal arguments that led to the blocking of X and Telegram.

Anne Dias | 3.24.2025 11:20 AM

Javier Milei is not similar to Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil | Anibal Greco/Newscom

Argentina

Don't Confuse Javier Milei With Jair Bolsonaro

Argentina's rising political star is a very different sort of politician.

Daniel Raisbeck | 8.17.2023 11:45 AM

Rioters in Brazil | Ton Molina/www.fotoarena.br/Newscom

Brazil

The Brazilian Riot Was Not Inspired by January 6

The riot in Brasilia arose from the local tradition of political mob violence.

Daniel Raisbeck | 1.10.2023 4:20 PM

da Silva accepting victory in presidential elections in Brazil | Fabricio Bomjardim/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Brazil

With Lula's Win in Brazil, the Left Dominates Latin America

The question now is whether Bolsonaro’s coalition can remain in place once the man himself is out of power.

Daniel Raisbeck | 11.1.2022 4:30 PM

Not wildfires | NASA

Deforestation

Forget the Amazon Fires. State-Sanctioned Deforestation Is the Bigger Problem.

Environmental commons like the Amazon rain forest are vulnerable to shifts in the fickle winds of politics.

Ronald Bailey | 8.28.2019 3:05 PM

epstein-brazil | Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images

Brazil

Libertarians Forged an Alliance With Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Was It a Deal With the Devil?

Free market reformers and authoritarian nationalists battle it out to reshape Brazil. 

Jim Epstein | 6.1.2019 6:00 AM

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