Jair Bolsonaro is a presidential caricature
When Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency, back in October 2018, everything was in his favor. The Workers’ Party—his ideological (...) READ MORE
Opinion May 20, 2019
Ensuring Moro a Supreme Court seat a bad move by Bolsonaro
The Jair Bolsonaro government will have huge consequences for the public administration. By the end of his term, in (...) READ MORE
Time Magazine misses the point on Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro woke up today to the news that he features among Time Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential (...) READ MORE
How sky-high interest rates are choking economic growth in Brazil
Despite ranking as the ninth-largest economy in the world, Brazil hasn’t been on par with other emerging economies when (...) READ MORE
Conviction of right-wing comedian sparks freedom of speech debate
Danilo Gentili is a self-proclaimed politically incorrect comedian. The 39-year-old rose to stardom a decade ago as a reporter (...) READ MORE
Bolsonaro, the military and legitimate violence in Brazil
There is a fundamental, yet little acknowledged ideological divide at the heart of Brazil’s new government headed by far-right (...) READ MORE
The Brazilian President and the dictatorship
Brazil’s sitting President Jair Bolsonaro built his political trajectory based on two complementary strategies. On one hand, he cultivated (...) READ MORE
President Bolsonaro heading down a dangerous road
Since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in early 1930s U.S., the first 100 days in government has been (...) READ MORE
Suzano shooting draws worrying comparisons with U.S. school massacres
“Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” “Kids these days are addicted to violent video games.” In the U.S., (...) READ MORE
How Brazil’s far-right ramped up attacks against the press
It has now become routine for Brazilian journalists to report on image crises generated by presidential tweets—American colleagues might (...) READ MORE