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Lula’s Tightrope-Balancing Act

Gabriel Cohen | February 7, 2023

[Lula] faces major domestic challenges: a grim economic outlook following Brazil’s lost decade, a congress dominated by conservatives and agribusiness ...
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Bolsonaro Supporters Attack Brasilia’s Government Buildings

January 13, 2023

On Sunday, January 8, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro laid siege to the National Congress building, the Presidential Palace, and the Supreme ...
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The 2022 top LGBTQ Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean

Javier Corrales | January 3, 2023

A number of important achievements in the fight for LGBTQ rights took place in the region in 2022, especially in countries with lagging records in this area.
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Lula Wins Brazil’s Runoff Elections

November 4, 2022

After the victory, Lula addressed Brazilians and made clear that “they want more freedom, equality, and fraternity in our country,” adding that “I will ...
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Lula’s Victory: Implications for Brazil’s Foreign Policy and the U.S. Response

Evan Ellis | November 3, 2022

The overlapping political agendas of the Biden and incoming Lula administration and the diplomatic skill of the State Department team create a unique ...
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Brazil is Back

Scott Hamilton | November 1, 2022

Brazil is well placed to use its diplomatic service to knit together Latin America and the Caribbean in ways that other countries cannot.
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Brazilian Presidential Candidates Prepare for Second-Round Election

October 28, 2022

This Sunday, October 30, Brazil heads to the polls for a second-round runoff between President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva.
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Brazilian Elections and its “Bottom Billion” Struggles

Dr. Paula Gomes Moreira | October 28, 2022

Despite having advanced economically in the last few years, Brazil still needs to manage to overcome the political barriers that characterize the bottom ...
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How useful will China be to Brazil’s next president? In the short term, not very.

Isabel Bernhard | October 27, 2022

Regardless of this week’s election outcome, Brazil’s top economic and environmental concerns may not be solved through engagement with China.
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A Global Americans Review of Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro

Scott B. MacDonald | September 28, 2022

Lapper’s Beef, Bible and Bullets provides an excellent guide through Brazil’s current political complexities and the man who would be Trump. It is ...
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