Brazil could play a critical role in promoting stability in an uncertain world. But no. From openDemocracy.
The latest IMF report has confirmed what some have long argued – ‘rising powers’ like Russia and China are changing the world, but not in the way you might think.
Nothing more reasonable than a president being reelected, especially when she has managed to keep the unemployment rates at a historic low. But only if you ignore recent history.
Brazil emerges from the 2014 election with a re-elected president, two problems, and four names in mind.
Some of the biggest corrupt operations are run by governments themselves, and watchdog bodies often lack sufficient power to challenge entrenched problems. There’s another powerful approach: popular action, as documented in Shaazka Beyerle’s new book Curtailing Corruption. Review.
While specific horrific cases of homophobia are condemned, the overall mentality is not. Politicians wish the issue would disappear, and there is no education in schools.
An unexpected result in the first round leaves the presidential election open. It also hints at Brazil's underlying political dynamics.
In the aftermath of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, this series of snapshots provides a glimpse of the visual marks left behind. The inequity of development and the spectre of mass protest continue to haunt the cityscape.
A charismatic environmentalist is now leading Brazil's presidential race. Can she win and create the new politics she promises?
As the world’s seventh wealthiest economy plays host to new forms of ‘vigilante violence’, an increasingly militarised rhetoric seeks salvation in deeper police repression.
Most Brazilian coaches do not have any international experience and do not even speak English. That has posed a huge barrier to a greater exchange of ideas, tactics and best practice.
