Official statistics list more than 10,000 Covid-19 deaths in Brazil. The real number is likely at least twice as high and it is growing at a terrifying rate. Meanwhile, neo-fascist President Jair Bolsonaro is encouraging far-right street protests and pushing to open the economy in the coming weeks.
Photo credit – Green Left Weekly. Vila Formosa cemetary in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: pt.org.br
International solidarity is needed now more than ever.
Here’s two things you can do to help. First, join Valerio Arcary and Paula Nunes live from Brazil on Tuesday, May 12 at 5pm Eastern for a special Live Stream from No Borders News and Puntorojo Magazine. Invite your friends too!
Second, Esquerda Online (Left Online) represents an important revolutionary socialist voice in Brazil, providing coverage of working-class action and socialist analysis for hundreds of thousands each month. No Borders News has been proud to translate Esquerda Online, including articles covering healthcare worker protests, Bolsonaro’s coup threats, and the push for impeachment.
Please join us and donate whatever you can to support their work by going to https://nobordersnews.org and clicking on the Donate/Support Brazilian Socialists button on the right hand side of the page. You can donate in multiples of $10. All proceeds go to Esquerda Online.
In Solidarity,
Todd Chretien
Editor, No Borders News
Categories: Brazil, Latin America