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Green Neocolonialism Is Killing Brazil March 18, 2025

This year, at a meeting in Davos, representatives of the administration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed an agreement that granted the green environmental management company Ambipar a major role in managing Brazil’s indigenous ...

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Brazil: Bolsonaro and Supporters Rally Against Coup Charges March 17, 2025

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The Hells Angels Have Arrived in Latin America With a Low Profile March 05, 2025

In Brazil, walking through majority-black Salvador da Bahia’s working-class neighborhoods, one can now spot garages with the Hells Angels’ painted insignia, in Portuguese and English. Their compounds are confined, far from commercial areas, though a ...

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How Woke Racism Took Over Brazil December 17, 2024

Nov. 20, 2024, marked the first time Black Awareness Day has been celebrated as a national holiday in Brazil....

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Case Against Brazil Coup Plotters Could End Decades of Impunity December 16, 2024

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Brazil: Europe’s Bridge to the Global South November 15, 2024

Europeans often misunderstand Brazil, either assuming it should be an eager supporter of all Western initiatives or believing it has already aligned with an anti-Western bloc led by China and Russia. Both assumptions are wrong. ...

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Is Maduro Even Trying Anymore? October 30, 2024

Months after Maduro was declared winner of the latest fraudulent Presidential Election in late July – in which the opposition candidates Edmundo González and María Corina Machado were confirmed as the true winners – Brazil, under the leadership of Pr...

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Lula and Trump vs. Central Banks October 30, 2024

Last month, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced a long-awaited cut to the benchmark interest rate, slashing it to 4.8 percent, down from a 23-year high of around 5.3 percent. Just hours later, Brazil’s Central Bank, or BCB, hiked borrowi...

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Latin American Dictators Seeking Membership in BRICS+ October 30, 2024

From October 22–24, 2024, BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—met in the Russian city of Kazan for their highly anticipated yearly summit....

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India’s Growing Influence Means Trouble for China October 29, 2024

China and India unexpectedly concluded a border agreement last week at the 16th annual summit for its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) grouping. ...

Brazil Blocks Venezuelan and Nicaraguan From BRICS October 26, 2024

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Venezuela Vents Its Anger at Brazil’s BRICS Snub October 25, 2024

Venezuela has criticised Brazil's decision to veto its admission to the Brics group of emerging economies. ...

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Brazil Seek Extradition of Bolsonaro Supporters From Argentina October 17, 2024

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Divided Conservative Movement Wins Big in Brazil's Municipal Elections October 09, 2024

On Sunday, October 6th, Brazilians went to the polls to vote in long-awaited municipal elections. These elections, held between two federal cycles, were seen as a referendum on President Lula's left-wing government and an opportunity to reshape local...

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How Foreign Censorship Threatens American Free Speech October 08, 2024

On the eve of a highly-anticipated live X “Spaces” conversation between Elon Musk and former president Donald Trump, the powerful European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton warned in August that authorities would be “monitoring” the conversation for ...

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Bolsonaro-Backed Candidates Pull ahead in Brazil Mayor Elections October 07, 2024

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House Bill: Stop Funding Brazil’s ‘Free Speech Crackdown’ on Musk, X October 05, 2024

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Musk vs. Moraes: A Battle for Freedom of Expression September 25, 2024

On 7 September 1822, Prince Pedro de Bragança, son of the King Dom João VI of Portugal, proclaimed Brazil’s symbolic independence by the Ypiranga stream in São Paulo with the cry “Independence or Death!” ...

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In U-Turn, Musk’s X Starts to Comply With Court Orders in Brazil September 23, 2024

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Intellectuals Support Brazil’s X Ban September 19, 2024

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The World Must Condemn Brazil’s Ban on X September 16, 2024

A Rubicon was crossed last month when X was banned in Brazil. ...

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U.S. and Chinese Soldiers Take Part in Joint Military Exercises in Brazil September 13, 2024

Forgotten Wars: The Essequibo Crisis September 12, 2024

This is part III of a series of articles on lesser known conflicts throughout the world. Part I highlighted The Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis and Part II covered The Civil War in Myanmar.The historical roots of the conflict between Venezuela and Guyana go...

What’s at Stake in the Censorship War September 11, 2024

The censorship war has hit a flashpoint. Late last month, Brazil banned Elon Musk’s social media site, X, after Musk refused a government order to suppress seven dissident accounts. Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes responded by res...

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Relations Between China and Brazil September 10, 2024

News reports tying China to Brazil are fairly rare from a military perspective. Generally speaking, Brazil holds no great interest for China other than run-of-the-mill resource acquisition and U.S. irritation. So the fact that China for the first tim...

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