Why does the Brazilian media normalize the extreme right?
There has been no shortage of international media outlets calling Jair Bolsonaro, the frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential race, a (...) READ MORE
Claudio's articles
The changed face of Brazil’s elected officials
Brazil’s elections on October 7 produced a rather predictable result, reflecting at all levels what the presidential polls were (...) READ MORE
Jair Bolsonaro’s rise a portrait of strange times in Brazil
Forecasts made by political scientists seem to be even less accurate than those by weather reporters. And, as global (...) READ MORE
Why Brazil’s right calls Nazism a left-wing movement
At times, Brazil does seem to be a country straight out of Bizarro World. Earlier this week, a social (...) READ MORE
Unprecedented level of political radicalism in Brazil
Even before far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the stomach, Brazil’s presidential race had reached levels of radicalism (...) READ MORE
Lula and Jair Bolsonaro: the popular and the populist
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been called a populist on many occasions. The use of this (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s polls for president: a look beyond the numbers
The Brazilian presidential campaign is now officially underway, with candidates holding rallies, attending debates, and preparing their television and (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s recurring phenomenon of joke candidates
It has been 36 years since Brazil returned to a widely competitive electoral system, after roughly two decades of (...) READ MORE
Who are the candidates for Brazil’s vice president?
With the deadline having passed for political parties to hold their national conventions, we know now who will be (...) READ MORE
The Brazilian left and its fetishes
Every now and then – but especially during the campaign season – one subject resurfaces: the way left-leaning parties (...) READ MORE