Brazil’s new fighter jet ready to fly
Almost five years after the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) sealed the purchase of the new generation of Swedish Gripen (...) READ MORE
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Amazon rainforest at the crossroads
The Pan-Amazonian region protects the world’s largest rainforest, accounting for 40 percent of the entire South American continent. It (...) READ MORE
What to make of Jair Bolsonaro’s first 100 days in Brazil?
The 100-mark bears enormous symbolism in politics. While there’s nothing particularly special about it—after all, a presidential term is (...) READ MORE
Brazil’s intelligence agency’s future as uncertain as its past
With the election of retired military officer Jair Bolsonaro to the highest civilian post in Brazil, some observers fear (...) READ MORE
Mariana disaster: a look back at the 2015 tragedy
Today is the three-year anniversary of the Mariana disaster. After an iron ore tailings dam collapsed in the municipality (...) READ MORE
The guru of the Brazilian right-wing: who is Olavo de Carvalho
“Starting on [October] 29, without rest, we’ll start working to take down [media group] Globo, [newspaper] Folha [de S.Paulo] (...) READ MORE
If you’re not worried about Brazil, you should be
In six days, Brazilians will most likely elect Jair Messias Bolsonaro as our next president. As we at The (...) READ MORE
What we know so far about the illegal donations scandal involving Jair Bolsonaro
Earlier today, Brazil’s biggest newspaper Folha de S.Paulo revealed that Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign has been receiving illegal donations. According to the (...) READ MORE
