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Jair Bolsonaro
March 21, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
Bolsonaro Is Betting His Presidency on Trump
The Brazilian president has hitched his wagon to the tweeter-in-chief's flickering star—and Trump has lent American legitimacy to an aspiring dictator.
March 13, 2019
Mark Weisbrot
The Reality Behind Trump’s Coalition for Regime Change in Venezuela
Some of the governments supporting Trump's plan to starve Venezuela into submission are none too savory, themselves.
February 7, 2019
Alexander Zaitchik
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Christopher Lord
How a Demon-Slaying Pentecostal Billionaire Is Ushering in a Post-Catholic Brazil
Edir Macedo has a church, a bank, a TV channel, and a Moses complex. And with the election of Jair Bolsonaro, he has emerged as the country’s most controversial kingmaker.
January 24, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
Please Don’t Let Venezuela Be Trump’s Shutdown Distraction
Nicolás Maduro has presided over a humanitarian nightmare. But there are huge risks to dabbling in regime change.
January 1, 2019
Andre Pagliarini
Batista’s Revenge
Sixty years to the day after the Cuban Revolution transformed the right-left struggle in Latin America, far-right Jair Bolsonaro became Brazil's president.
November 16, 2018
Jeet Heer
The new foreign minister of Brazil asserts climate change is a Marxist hoax.
November 13, 2018
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Andre Pagliarini
Why Brazilians Elected an Aspiring Dictator
Jair Bolsonaro won the presidency on a promise to bring back military rule.
November 2, 2018
Jeet Heer
Jair Bolsonaro says he emulates Donald Trump, who is doing “a brilliant job.”
November 1, 2018
Jeet Heer
Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil emboldens allies pushing for violent crackdown on crime.
October 30, 2018
Emily Atkin
The Climate Is Doomed Without Brazil
The country's new president wants to increase development in the Amazon rainforest, which absorbs a massive amount of carbon emissions.
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