Riots in Brasilia: 'I don't think that we have seen the last episodes of...
Rioters who ransacked Congress and other buildings in Brasilia were partly mobilized by disinformation alleging a "fraudulent" electronic ballot system cost Jair Bolsonaro his victory in the...
View ArticleThe riot mess is cleared, but will Brazil pass the democracy stress test?
When far-right rioters stormed Brazil’s seat of government it was a shock to the system, but with a new president at the helm, the country appeared to quickly recover amid a display of unity. But...
View ArticleIn both the US & Brazil there's 'deep dissatisfaction among people who feel...
The Brazilian government boosted security around its buildings in the capital Wednesday ahead of another planned protest by followers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro who stormed the presidency,...
View ArticleBrazil tightens security as Bolsonaro supporters vow fresh protests
Security was boosted in Brasilia on Wednesday amid simmering tensions ahead of fresh protests by backers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro and the pending arrest of one of his allies just days after...
View ArticlePolls show nearly one in five Brazilians back rioters
Nearly one in five Brazilians said they approve of Sunday's capital rampage carried out by backers of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, according to results of a poll released Wednesday by Atlas...
View ArticleBrazil riots: The face of a deeply divided nation
On Sunday January 8 in Brazil, over 1,500 supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro were arrested after they stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in the capital...
View ArticleBrazil's muscular response towards far-right rioters means 'endgame might be...
Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two dozen cities that fizzled amid...
View ArticleBrazil's January 6th? Pro-Bolsonaro rioters inspired by Trump movement
Jair Bolsonaro’s backers were inspired by the 2021 storming of the U.S. capitol by Donald Trump supporters. In both cases, it started with unbacked claim of election fraud long before the vote and...
View ArticleUS Democrats urge Biden to expel Bolsonaro following Brazil election riots
Democratic lawmakers called Thursday on President Joe Biden to revoke the visa of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, saying the United States should not offer refuge to anyone involved in...
View ArticleLula says Brasilia rioters likely had inside help
Brazil intensified a mop-up operation Thursday after the shock ransacking of government buildings in the capital, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the rioters likely had inside help. Lula...
View ArticleNew Russian army chief, Brazil's storming of govt, Biden's classified files,...
Russia on the cusp of scoring its first battlefield win in months using infantry as cannon fodder for the taking of the salt mining town of Soledar. It is a key stepping stone to Bakhmut which then...
View ArticleBrazil's Supreme Court agrees to investigate Bolsonaro over riot
Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula removes soldiers from presidential residence after riots
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 40 soldiers removed from the detail at his presidential residence after vowing a staffing cleanup following anti-government riots on January 8.
View ArticleBrazil's Lula criticises intelligence services' failure to prevent Brasilia riot
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday his intelligence services had failed on Jan. 8, when Brasilia buildings were stormed by supporters of far-right former President Jair...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula fires army chief in aftermath of January 8 riots
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked the country's army chief, Julio Cesar de Arruda, in the wake of riots earlier this month by supporters of former leader Jair Bolsonaro,...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula seeks to reverse Amazon deforestation
Shaking a traditional rattle, Brazil’s incoming head of Indigenous affairs recently walked through every corner of the agency’s headquarters — even its coffee room — as she invoked help from ancestors...
View ArticleBrazil's Lula goes to Argentina to 'rebuild bridges' in first foreign trip
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday started his first foreign trip since being elected with a meeting in Buenos Aires with Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez.
View ArticleBrazil opens investigation into 'genocide' of Yanomami Indigenous peoples
Brazilian federal police are investigating a "genocide" against the Yanomami people after it emerged that nearly a hundred children from the Indigenous group had died, the Justice Ministry said Tuesday.
View ArticleLatin American leaders call for more international funding at Buenos Aires...
Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday called for more international funding in the region following economic and climate crises, in a final declaration after a summit held in the...
View ArticleBrazil sinks asbestos-laden warship in Atlantic despite fears of...
Brazil on Friday sank a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the Navy announced, despite environmental groups claiming the formerly French ship was packed with toxic materials that will contaminate the...
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