A Brazilian official who met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel strain of coronavirus that has risen to pandemic levels. Fábio Wajngarten serves as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s communications secretary and traveled with his boss to Trump’s Florida resort for a meeting over […]
BOLSONARO AIDE WHO VISITED WITH TRUMP TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS–THREE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION HAVE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS…
Glenn Greenwald Charged with Cybercrimes in Brazil After Exposing Corruption…
Famed journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday reacted to the news that the Brazilian government has charged him with “cybercrimes” by railing against President Jair Bolsonaro’s regime and its attempts to silence the press. The New York Times reported on Tuesday morning that Brazilian prosecutors alleged that Greenwald was part of a “criminal organization” that hacked […]
Trump Announces Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum From Brazil and Argentina…
Brazil and Argentina will face American tariffs on steel and aluminum, President Donald Trump announced early Dec. 2. “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies, which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into […]
Burn, Neoliberalism, Burn by Pepe Escobar…
Neoliberalism is – literally – burning. And from Ecuador to Chile, South America, once again, is showing the way. Against the vicious, one-size-fits-all IMF austerity prescription, which deploys weapons of mass economic destruction to smash national sovereignty and foster social inequality, South America finally seems poised to reclaim the power to forge its own history. […]
Why Everything They Say About the Amazon, Including That It’s the ‘Lungs of the World,’ Is Wrong…
The increase in fires burning in Brazil set off a storm of international outrage last week. Celebrities, environmentalists, and political leaders blame Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, for destroying the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, which they say is the “lungs of the world.” Singers and actors including Madonna and Jaden Smith shared photos on social […]
New Generation of Political Exiles Leave Bolsonaro’s Brazil ‘to stay alive’…
At times, the solitude and separation from family and friends have plunged Jean Wyllys into despair. “I’ve been through moments of deep sadness, I’ve spent the whole night crying,” he said, speaking by phone from his new home in Berlin. “So I avoid thinking about it too much. I’ve kept very busy, I’ve written a […]
Thousands of Guns, Grenades Mailed to South America Are Seized in Crackdown on Florida Ring…
Thousands of assault-style weapons and explosives shipped through the mail from South Florida to South America were seized this week in a law enforcement crackdown on arms traffickers who rake in millions on the black market while supplying criminal gangs, federal authorities said Friday. A portion of the 5,300 firearms and components was confiscated in […]
Greenwald Discusses the Political Earthquake Rattling Brazil…
Last Sund, The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil published a series of exposés that has created a major political earthquake in Brazil that has only grown and intensified throughout the week. In less than a week, the once-revered justice minister of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, Sérgio Moro, now faces widespread calls to resign from the […]
Breach of Ethics: Leaked Chats Between Brazilian Judge and Prosecutor Who Imprisoned Lula Reveal Prohibited Collaboration and Doubts Over Evidence…
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