Valerio Arcary explains how divisions in the ruling class and pressure from below are threatening President Bolsonaro’s grasp on power.
DSA International Committee: No to threats against Brazilian activist Carolina Iara
The following statement was issued by the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. Carolina Iara is a member of the Party for Socialism and Freedom; she was elected to São […]
DSA IC: Brazilian socialists electoral and social movement strategies (video)
Nation-wide municipal elections in Brazil dealt far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a strong rebuke. Among the results are the election of many members of Banca Feminista, a bloc of candidates for the Party […]
Brazilian socialists explain electoral and social movement strategies (live stream)
Nation-wide municipal elections in Brazil dealt far-right President Jair Bolsonaro a strong rebuke. Among the results are the election of many members of Banca Feminista, a bloc of candidates for the Party […]
Valerio Arcary: Boulos opened up a path for the Brazilian left
On Sunday, November 29, millions of Brazilians will vote in second-round elections to elect mayors in many of nation’s largest cities. In São Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, the choice is between Party […]
Bruno Magalhaes: Local elections indicate a new moment in Brazil
The results of first-round elections in Brazil on November 14 demonstrated an important defeat of the extreme right-wing and signal a change in the country’s political situation, putting Brazil in tune with […]
Esquerda Online: Fight for an ecosocialist city in elections and beyond
Runoff elections in many of Brazil’s most important cities are set for Sunday, November 29. On November 14, Party for Socialism and Freedom (PSOL) ticket headed by Homeless Workers Movement leader Guilherme Boulos and his running mate, […]
Valerio Arcary: Socialist Boulos stuns São Paulo, runoff set for Latin America’s largest city
Valerio Arcary explains how the Party for Socialism and Freedom (PSOL) ticket headed by Homeless Workers Movement leader Guilherme Boulos and his running mate, historic feminist and leftist leader Luiza Erundina, stunned […]
Valerio Arcary: Send the socialists into second round in São Paulo’s elections
On Sunday, November 15, millions of Brazilians will take to the polls in municipal elections across the country. Coming just days after Donald Trump’s defeat in the United States, all eyes will […]
Valerio Arcary: Trump out, Bolsonaro next? Insights from the U.S. elections
Valerio Arcary is the author of several books including O Martelo de História (History’s Hammer) and a leader in the Resistência current of the Party for Socialism and Freedom in Brazil. This commentary was first […]