Valerio Arcary explains how divisions in the ruling class and pressure from below are threatening President Bolsonaro’s grasp on power.
Pedro Serrano: For a mass, radical left in São Paulo, PSOL should back Sâmia Bomfim
As of July 9, Brazil is reporting 1,713,160 confirmed coronavirus cases and 67,964 Covid-19 deaths, figures which undercount the actual toll and place it second only to the U.S. Depending on the […]
Valerio Arcary: PSOL and rebuilding the left, Boulos/Erundina for São Paulo
As of July 8, Brazil is reporting 1,668,500 confirmed coronavirus cases and 66,741 Covid-19 deaths, figures which undercount the actual toll and place it second only to the U.S. Depending on the […]
Felipe Moda and Marco Gonsales: App food delivery workers strike in Brazil
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 […]
Sônia Guajajara, Preta Ferreira: Covid-19, Bolsonaro and the resistance in Brazil (video)
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 […]
Sônia Guajajara: Indigenous women in Brazil leading in the fight for justice (part 1)
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 […]
Martina Gomes: Black Lives Matter and the antifascist struggle in Brazil
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 […]
Valerio Arcary: A victory in the streets of Brazil
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, […]
International open letter: Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to Brazil and global health
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 […]
People’s impeachment petition in Brazil gathers mass support
As of May 23, Brazil is reporting the second highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world at 330,890 and a Covid-19 death toll of 21,048, figures that are widely-believed to […]