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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Bolsonaro Supporters Attack Brasilia’s Government Buildings
The 2022 top LGBTQ Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean
Javier Corrales | 
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
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
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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 | 
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
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 | 
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 | 
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
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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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