The Most Important Election in Brazil's History

The Most Important Election in Brazil’s History

Brazil faces a stark choice in its presidential runoff Sunday. Can Lula and the Left overcome Bolsonaro's misinformation and attempts ...
Latin America and the New Non-Aligned Movement

Latin America and the New Non-Aligned Movement

While the Global North has responded as a unified front to the war in Ukraine, in Latin America, countries are ...
Turning Likes into Votes

Turning Likes into Votes

Brazil's leftist parties have found a new kind of candidate: academics with a viral social media following ...
Vengeance Masquerading as Justice

Vengeance Masquerading as Justice

"For my friends, everything. For my enemies, the law." ...
21st Century Golpismo

21st Century Golpismo

A reflection on the ousters of presidents Manuel Zelaya, Fernando Lugo, and Dilma Rousseff—and the emergence of the "parliamentary" or ...
The Future of Brazil's Left Turn

The Future of Brazil’s Left Turn

President Dilma Rousseff appears to have weathered calls for her impeachment, but the ruling Workers' Party is in tatters, and ...
Bigger Than Ever? Not So Fast

Bigger Than Ever? Not So Fast

Anti-government protests in Brazil on Sunday attracted smaller crowds than their March 15 predecessors, and demonstrators were united only by ...
Who's Protesting in Brazil and Why?

Who’s Protesting in Brazil and Why?

Don't believe the right-wing media's emphasis on corruption—the recent demonstrations are motivated by entrenched elite discontent over expanding economic and ...