MAURICIO SAVARESE and PETER PRENGAMAN / The Associated PressSep 6, 2018
Jair Bolsonaro, a leading Brazilian presidential candidate, is stabbed during a campaign event, suffering severe blood loss. His attacker has been arrested. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
SARAH DiLORENZO / The Associated PressAug 28, 2018
New data show a surge in killings in the wake of migration from Venezuela, where the collapse of institutions and an economic crisis worse than the Great Depression has driven an estimated 2.3 million people to flee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Brian Mier / Brasil WireMay 23, 2018
One of the world's most respected South American diplomats talks about U.S. involvement in his country's democratic crisis. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )
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Glen Ford / Black Agenda ReportMar 22, 2018
The Brazilian state is conducting an even more lethal war against its black population than its northern counterpart’s militarized oppression of U.S. blacks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 28, 2017
Many of the United States' neighbors to the south will be voting on new heads of government, possibly changing their countries' directions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 13, 2017
An in-depth look into how Brazilian media monopolies played a crucial role in political scandals that toppled Dilma Rousseff's government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkJun 6, 2017
As he fights demands for him to resign, President Michel Temer is making concessions that weaken the country's commitment to fight global warming. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 30, 2016
The Brazilian president is about to be impeached by a corrupt Senate As the country's media attempt to make the move seem legitimate, journalist Glenn Greenwald explains why Rousseff is right that the entire proceedings are a threat to democracy The Brazilian president is about to be impeached by a corrupt Senate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
BLANKMay 22, 2016
Artists and others are fighting the interim Temer government’s move folding the cultural department into the Ministry of Education as part of an austerity plan. It is “a direct attack on this society,” one said. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 15, 2016
Brazil’s former vice president assumed the role of interim president Thursday after the country’s Senate voted to suspend President Dilma Rousseff. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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