As of July 3, Brazil is reporting 1,496,858 confirmed coronavirus infections and 61,884 Covid-19 deaths, second only to the United States and widely suspected of significantly undercounting the actual toll. Fueling this […]
As of July 3, Brazil is reporting 1,496,858 confirmed coronavirus infections and 61,884 Covid-19 deaths, second only to the United States and widely suspected of significantly undercounting the actual toll. Fueling this […]
This videoconference was held on June 16 featuring indigenous leader Sônia Guajajara and housing and antiracist leader Preta Ferreira in conversation with Jacobin Brasil editor Sabrina Fernandes. The event was hosted by […]
As of June 18, Brazil is reporting 955,377 confirmed coronavirus infections and 45,510 Covid-19 deaths, second only to the United States and assumed to significantly undercount the real totals. Far-right President Jair […]
As of June 16, Brazil is reporting 888,271 confirmed coronavirus infections and 43,959 Covid-19 deaths, second only to the United States and assumed to significantly undercount the real totals. Far-right President Jair […]
As of June 10, Brazil is reporting 739,503 confirmed coronavirus infections and 38,406 Covid-19 deaths, but the real figures are likely significantly higher. Meanwhile, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is trying to compensate […]
As of June 8, Brazil is reporting 691,758 confirmed coronavirus cases and 36,455 Covid-19 deaths, widely-understood to significantly undercount the pandemic’s real toll. Inspired by the anti-racist uprising in the United States, […]
As of June 5, Brazil is reporting 614,941 confirmed coronavirus cases and 34,021 Covid-19 deaths, overtaking Italy for third place in total official deaths behind only the U.K. and the U.S. However, […]
As of June 1, more than 30,000 Brazilians have died from Covid-19 according to official figures, soon to be second highest number in the world behind the United States. The real number […]
Brazil is a Black majority country. More African people were kidnapped and sold into slavery, which was not abolished until 1888, than any other country in the world — almost five million. […]
As of May 29, Brazil is reporting 438.238 confirmed coronavirus infections and 26,754 Covid-19 deaths. As more than 1,000 people a day are dying, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to flout social […]