Perched high atop Corcovado Mountain, the Cristo Redentor, as Brazilians call it, is a postcard not only for the city of Rio de Janeiro but for the entire country. But now, its management and future are at the center of a growing debate over religion,
Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s cabinet, in connection with an alleged coup plot, the Supreme Court said in a statement.
Brazil's 2026 presidential election may offer a field of candidates featuring neither incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva nor far-right rival Jair Bolsonaro.He will certainly be our candidate in 2026,
Brazilian police arrested the country's former defence minister, Walter Braga Netto, on Saturday as part of ongoing investigations into a suspected coup plot. Braga Netto, who served under former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro,
In a new memoir, Tariq Ali recounts his work and activism across the end of the Cold War era and the era of neoliberal globalization. He spoke to Jacobin about what it means to be an anti-imperialist in a changed world.
Brazil wraps up 2024 in a puzzling duality: impressive economic growth on the one hand and lackluster market performance on the other. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to hit 3% for the third consecutive year,
When President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked up the ramp of the Presidential Palace arm in arm with Cacique Raoni, one of Brazil’s most prominent Indigenous leaders, he was carrying high expectations from traditional communities.
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The plot included an operation dubbed “Green and Yellow Dagger”, which called for the the assassination of Lula and other top officials.
Brazil’s currency plunges to lowest level in 30 years after breakneck spending on pensions and social services.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.
In 15 conservation units, illegal gold miners destroyed 330 hectares (815 acres) — an area close to the size of Central Park in New York City — in only two months.