Democracy under attack in Brazil: Five questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military

- Monday, January 9, 2023 - 2 years ago No Comments 100,931 Views

Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023. In images similar to those from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators were seen overwhelming and beating police while breaching the security perimeter of the buildings.

Brazil’s Lula to reclaim presidency after beating Bolsonaro

- Monday, October 31, 2022 - 2 years ago No Comments 3,128 Views

Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics.