As of May 21, Brazil is reporting 271,628 coronavirus infections and 17,971 Covid-19 deaths, breaking the 1,000 deaths per day threshold for the first time on May 19 with 1,179 deaths. After […]
Valerio Arcary: Brazil’s most dangerous moment nears
André Freire: 25,000 dead in Brazil, no end in sight
As of May 16, Brazil is reporting 218,233 coronavirus infections and 14,817 Covid-19 deaths. The real number is likely at least twice as high and it is growing at a terrifying rate. Neo-fascist President […]
Paula Nunes, Valerio Arcary: Brazil, Bolsonaro, and Covid-19 (video)
Official statistics list more than 12,000 Covid-19 deaths in Brazil. The real number is likely at least twice as high and it is growing at a terrifying rate. Neo-fascist President Jair Bolsonaro is encouraging far-right […]
Appeal to support Brazilian socialists.
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 […]
André Singer: Covid-19 and Bolsonaro’s “permanent radicalization”
Already immersed in an overlapping health and economic crisis, Brazil is now also being engulfed by a political crisis. On April 23, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the Federal […]
Valerio Arcary: The left must lead the fight to impeach Bolsonaro
As of May 9, Brazil is reporting 146,894 coronavirus infections and 10,017 Covid-19 deaths, figures that grossly underrepresent the real toll, but nonetheless herald Brazil as a global epicenter in the pandemic. Although many […]
Luciana Genro: Taking stock of the quarantine in Brazil
As of May 7, Brazil is reporting 126,611 coronavirus infections and 8,588 Covid-19 deaths (up from 1000 one month ago) even as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro continues to claim that the “worst […]
Karine Afonseca: Fight like a nurse, facing off with Bolsonaristas in Brasilia
As Covid-19 deaths spiral upward in Brazil, health care workers are not backing down in the face of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s threats. Karine Afonseca is a nurse and a members of […]
Esquerda Online: Brazilian workers must unite against Bolsonaro on May Day
As of May 1, Brazil is reporting 87,187 coronavirus infections and 6,006 Covid-19 deaths. Researchers believe these numbers are vastly undercounting the real number of deaths. And Brazil is suffering one of […]
David Miranda, Fernanda Melchionna, and Sâmia Bomfim: Brazil fights multiple pandemics
As of April 28, Brazil has reported 67,446 confirmed coronavirus cases and 4,603 Covid-19 deaths. Currently that ranks Brazil at number 10 on the global casualty list and it will likely surge […]
