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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA president without a party: Bolsonaro's strategy to depoliticize BrazilJair Bolsonaro, currently without political affiliation, spouts anti-politics rhetoric, while celebrating the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNothing has changed and the Amazon burns againData suggests an Amazon fire season worse than 2019's, which shocked the world. So what are international investors...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionTime to shut them up? Hate speech spouted by Brazilian politicians threatens LGBT populationDisseminated by allies of the 'Bolsonaro Squad', hate speech is increasingly used to legitimize physical and...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBrazil: The undoing of a country known for its innovative health policiesHow did a country that successfully managed past health crises be making headlines for its spiraling Covid-19 chaos?...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCOVID-19 in Brazilian prisons: Pandemic or a necropolitical project?The prison crisis can be interpreted as the continuation of Bolsonaro's campaign platform: one rooted in the belief...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy is the Brazilian right afraid of Paulo Freire?The Bolsonaro administration has used a misleading caricature of the educator to justify its assault on public education.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAre the tables turning against Jair Bolsonaro?The Brazilian presidente might be losing establishment support, but he still has the loyalty of hundreds of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPolitical economy and democracy in Brazil under BolsonaroThe current governance is showing signs of a de facto return to a blatantly colonial-type political economy.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBolsonaro's end gameThe risk of Brazil descending into violent unrest is still distant but growing. The country's democracy is being...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro's maneuvers amid a pandemic: strategy or desperation?Days after dismissing his level-headed Minister of Health amid the pandemic, the president forces the resignation of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDigital media and public opinion in Brazil after Trump 2016The Republican Trump 2016 platform forever marked the history of campaigns in the United States, and consequently in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLula’s release distracts from Bolsonaro involvement in Marielle Franco murderLula's release has eclipsed recent revelations regarding a witness who has confirmed links between Bolsonaro and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro legalizes the deforestation of the AmazonThe Brazilian president fired the head of INCRA for being against the government's plan to facilitate the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPress freedom should not be up for debate in BrazilMany groups defending human rights have been targeted by Brazil’s outspoken president and his followers, and the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionRacial cleansing in Brazil: a 21st century genocide?The indiscriminate killing of blacks and the poor is a historical and institutionalized event in Brazil. What we are...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMarina Silva: “the fires in the Amazon are a crime against humanity”democraciaAbierta was at a conference with the Brazilian former minister and environmental activist Marina Silva in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe myths about Pinochet's Chile that persist in Brazil todayIt is customary among neoliberal economists to praise Pinochet's Chile and consider it an economic model to aspire...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLeaked documents show Brazil’s Bolsonaro has grave plans for Amazon rainforestA PowerPoint presentation shows that Bolsonaro’s government intends to use hate speech to isolate minorities of the Amazon
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBrazil’s democracy under threat – the attack against universities as a space for critical thinkingDemocracy in Brazil is hanging by a thread. The government’s ideologues are not only trying to silence all critical...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFascism in Brazil thrives on creating enemies“We feel profound repulsion towards those who are not Brazilian” said Bolsonaro, referring to foreign NGOs that work...
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