Brazil

Brazil: Indigenous lands in danger due to capitalist exploitation

Brazil鈥檚 Supreme Court reserved its judgment on a historic case winding back Indigenous land rights, known as marco temporal (timeframe), on September 15, reports Davi Bertges.

Indigenous people of Brazil fight for their future

A slew of anti-Indigenous legislation, escalating violence and the COVID-19 pandemic threaten the existence of Brazil鈥檚 original people, reports Nick Estes.

Brazil: Indigenous peoples mobilise to defend land and culture

Indigenous peoples are mobilising in huge numbers against a proposal to open up their lands to mining and agribusiness, reports Felipe Goldman Irony.

Brazil: Mobilisations against Bolsonaro gain strength

Despite rain, about 750,000 protesters took to the streets of Brazil聽to demand 鈥渧accine in the arm, food on the plate and get out Bolsonaro鈥, write聽Brasil de Fato.

Video: Huge protests against Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil

More than 420,000 people across 213 Brazilian cities participated in the protests against President Jair Bolsonaro on May 29, reports聽People's Dispatch.

Brazil: As COVID-19 deaths pass 400k, calls for impeachment

The leaders of nine opposition parties have joined forces to demand Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro鈥檚 impeachment, reports Yanis Iqbal.

As crises in Bolsonaro鈥檚 Brazil deepen, could a coup be next?

Sergio Lirio speaks to Pablo Stefanoni about the recent resignations of key members of Brazil's military elite, and the growing discontent at Jair Bolsonaro's disastrous administration.

Brazil: Lula free to run in elections after convictions annulled

The Brazilian Supreme Court has annulled聽convictions against former president Lula da Silva, opening the way for him to run in the 2022 election, write聽Geisa Marques, Leandro Melito and聽Igor Carvalho.

Brazil鈥檚 disastrous pandemic response

Brazil's failure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic arises from a combination of neoliberalism, crippling debt and anti-science virus denialism, writes Yanis Iqbal.

鈥楤razil on Fire鈥: How fake news, culture wars and the United States put a fascist in power

Once at the centre of the region's left turn, Brazil聽has for the past two years been governed by a far-right president.听Michael Fox聽spoke to 麻豆传媒聽about聽the significance of recent events there.

Venezuela sends oxygen tanks to Brazil amid COVID-19 surge

The sudden surge in numbers of COVID-19 cases in the Brazilian state of Amazonas has caused a collapse in the public health system with a lack of ICU beds and oxygen, writes People's Dispatch.听

The death of democracy in Brazil

Like Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has normalised white supremacists, peddled fake news, downplayed the coronavirus pandemic聽and used conspiracy theories to attack science, writes Michael Fox.