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On the Ground at the Lula Rally in Recife

28.09.2026 7

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Brazil Fizzles Again: the Capitalist Rot at the Heart of Brazilian Football

After years of waiting for a small lawsuit from a car accident to settle, I moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1991. I had never visited Brazil before, but I...

10.07.2026 20

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Lula’s Battle for a 40-Hour Work Week

On April 14, President Lula submitted a bill to Congress that, if passed, will reduce Brazil’s work week to 40 hours. It was submitted under the...

23.04.2026 30

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30 Days in Venezuela

On January 23rd, I ignored a factually incorrect State Department warning about chavista motorcycle gangs “kidnapping Americans” and flew into the...

06.03.2026 40

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Cuba Resists: an Interview With Journalist Boris Luis Cabrera

Boris Luis Cabrera, 53, is a veteran Cuban journalist who writes in a style clearly influenced by the cinematic, new journalism of the 1970s. He...

27.02.2026 20

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Could Venezuela Happen in Brazil?

We’ve been hearing for years from back-stabbing opportunists of the far right that Brazil’s Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores/PT) will...

05.01.2026 40

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Brazil’s President Lula condemns US Bombing and Kidnapping in Venezuela

The following statement was made by President Lula on the morning of January 3, in response to the US government’s attack against Venezuela. The...

03.01.2026 20

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Exposed: Transparency International’s Secret Plan for Political Power in Brazil

On March 6, 2019 the Lava Jato taskforce announced that the US DOJ was transferring 80% of the fines it levied against Petrobras to the Brazilian...

04.11.2025 20

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COP 30 and the Union Take on Brazil’s Offshore Oil Discovery

With COP 30, the United Nations Climate Change conference, kicking of in Belem next month, some voices in the Global North are using the authorization...

30.10.2025 40

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Brazil Reacts to Bolsonaro Verdict

On Thursday, one day earlier than planned, the first panel of the Brazilian Supreme Court* issued guilty verdicts for former President Jair Bolsonaro...

15.09.2025 30

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Lula and Brazil’s Unions Respond to Trump’s Threats

On July 30, US President Donald Trump declared bilateral relations with Brazil a national emergency in order to justify raising import tariffs. In a...

04.08.2025 40

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Trump Tariffs and Brazilian Coffee: What to Expect After August 1

Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer. It has been important to its national economy since the 1700s, and today it is Brazil’s largest...

30.07.2025 40

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In the Spirit of BRICS, Criminal Defendant Jair Bolsonaro Should be Immediately be Transferred to China: a Modest Proposal

In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this week announced that 50% tariffs would be...

16.07.2025 40

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