Bolsonaro wins Brazil election, promises to purge leftists from country

Bolsonaro wins Brazil election, promises to purge leftists from countryO
Bolsonaro supporters celebrate outside his home in Rio de Janeiro after exit polls on Oct. 28 declared him the preliminary winner of Brazil’s 2018 presidential election.
Helder Ferreira do Vale

After the most polarized and divisive campaign in its modern history, Brazil has elected as its next president a right-wing politician who openly disdains human rights and admires military dictators.

Jair Bolsonaro, a 63-year-old congressman who had strong evangelical backing

he Case Against Lula – Does It Stand Up and What's Next?

the Case Against Lula – Does It Stand Up and What's Next?Brazil's former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva has just been sentenced to nearly ten years in prison, in the first of five cases against him that involve charges ranging from obstruction of justice to influence peddling and money laundering.

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Brazil’s Lula Says His Prosecution Is Politically Motivated

Lula, as he is widely known, denies any wrongdoing.

Both he, his lawyers and his supporters, have repeatedly argued that the accusations against him are fabricated and part of a campaign to prevent him running again for president in elections scheduled for October 2018.

Lula left office at the beginning of 2011 with a popularity rating of around 80 percent. He remains one of the most popular politicians in Brazil.

Several polls have suggested that if presidential elections were held now, Lula would win.

Ριο ντε Τζανέιρο: Η φαβέλα του θεού

Ριο ντε Τζανέιρο: Η φαβέλα του θεού
«H φαβέλα που θα επισκεφθούμε σήμερα είναι μια από τις πιο φιλήσυχες του Ριο ντε Τζενέιρο. Η πιθανότητα να πέσουμε σε διασταυρούμενα πυρά αντιμαχόμενων συμμοριών είναι ελάχιστες» είπε η ξεναγός από το μικρόφωνο και ξανακάθισε στη θέση της. Κοιτάζοντας τα τρομαγμένα βλέμματα των ανθρώπων γύρω μου προσπαθούσα να καταλάβω αν μιλούσε σοβαρά η εάν απλώς ήθελε να σπάσει τον πάγο.

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Βραζιλία: Βαθαίνει η κρίση, αρνείται να παραιτηθεί ο Τέμερ

Βραζιλία: Βαθαίνει η κρίση, αρνείται να παραιτηθεί ο Τέμερ
Εκτός ελέγχου βαίνει η κατάσταση στη Βραζιλία, όπου ο πρόεδρος Μισέλ Τέμερ αρνείται να παραιτηθεί, παρότι το σκάνδαλο που έχει ξεσπάσει με την εμπλοκή του σε δωροδοκία από επιχειρηματία έχει οδηγήσει χιλιάδες ανθρώπους στους δρόμους να απαιτούν την παραίτησή του. Με εντολή του την Τετάρτη, στρατιωτικές δυνάμεις αναπτύχθηκαν στην πρωτεύουσα Μπραζίλια, ενώ συγκρούσεις συνεχίζουν να ξεσπούν στους δρόμους της πόλης.

Facing unemployment, austerity and scandal, Brazil struggles to keep it together

Facing unemployment, austerity and scandal, Brazil struggles to keep it together
Laura Carvalho
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For Brazilian citizens, it sometimes feels like the whole country is on fire right now. Adriano Machado/Reuters

Η “ληστεία του αιώνα” στην Παραγουάη: Δεκάδες ληστές άρπαξαν μέχρι 40 εκατ. δολάρια (φωτο & βίντεο)

Η “ληστεία του αιώνα” στην Παραγουάη: Δεκάδες ληστές άρπαξαν μέχρι 40 εκατ. δολάρια (φωτο & βίντεο)
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Brazil's Flailing Economy Leads to MST Membership Spike

Brazil's Flailing Economy Leads to MST Membership Spike
An MST member walks in an encampment. | Photo: EFE
More people are turning to the social movement as neoliberal austerity measures continue to punish the poor and working class.

Brazil's political and economic woes under the right-wing government of unelected President Michel Temer, coupled with a sharp rise in unemployment, has produced a scenario unseen in the past few years leading to the exponential growth of roadside encampments of the Landless Workers' Movement, known as the MST.

‘Coup Not Over’: Lula, Rousseff Lead 1000s In Brazil Rally

Αrt2802 Tριτη 21 Μαρτίου 2017

‘Coup Not Over’: Lula, Rousseff Lead 1000s In Brazil Rally
The former presidents attended the inauguration of a popular water diversion project.
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Former Brazilian presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) and Dilma Rousseff wave to supporters in Monteiro, Paraiba state, Brazil, March 19, 2017. (Photo: Ricardo Stuckert/Instituto Lula)

A Striking Problem for Brazil's Security

Αrt2625 Παρασκευη 17 Φεβρουαρίου 2017
A Striking Problem for Brazil's Security

spirito Santo state in Brazil experienced over 100 homicides and a spate of lootings while police were on strike. (VINICIUS MORAES/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary

Police officers are tasked with enforcing the law, but that doesn't always keep them from breaking