Brazil
Bolsonaro faces potential impeachment charges as Brazil’s ruling elite cracks
April 28, 2020Former minister Sergio Moro has emerged as a rival to Bolsonaro, with some claiming that the U.S. is now backing Moro for the 2022 election.
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Brazilian Communists sneak in ventilators to avoid confiscation by Bolsonaro or U.S.
April 23, 2020Previous attempts to buy the medical supplies had reportedly been hampered by Germany, the U.S., and the Brazilian federal authorities.
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Lamento de una madre activista
April 18, 2020¿Cuántas veces más tendrá el planeta que darnos medicinas como ésta en el futuro? ¿Cuántas veces más tendré que negar a mi hijo un paseo por el parque? ¿Cuántas veces tendrán mis nietos que sufrir un...
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Amid coronavirus pandemic, Bolsonaro’s Brazil begs for Cuban doctors – after expelling them
March 23, 2020Brazil’s far-right government requested the return of thousands of Cuban doctors to help fight the coronavirus. Months ago, President Jair Bolsonaro smeared the doctors as “terrorists” and expelled them.
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Genre-bending Brazilian film ‘Bacurau’ highlights struggle between North and South
March 13, 2020Bacurau was filmed before Jair Bolsonaro won the corrupted election for presidency of Brazil, yet in its timelessness seems to say more now about Brazil and global North-South relations than even before. It’s hard to imagine...
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