“After 10 days of watching the people of Rio Grande do Sul facing the wrath of nature, I confess that I’ve lost my patience with liars,” says the new special minister for reconstruction of Rio Grande do Sul, Paulo Pimenta. By Paulo Pimenta On the night marking ten days since the greatest meteorological disaster in […] The post Minister warns of “industrial-scale” organized disinformation campaign, hindering disaster efforts appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

Built in the 1960s, Porto Alegre’s massive flood protection system would have easily prevented the city from flooding, if it hadn’t been systematically neglected for 20 years. By Jeferson Miola Due to its landscape, Porto Alegre is exposed to flood risks from the Guaíba River. Therefore, by the end of the 1960s, following the largest […] The post Local Government’s responsibility for Porto Alegre flood catastrophe appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

Rep. Susan WildRanking Member, Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International OrganizationsMay 7, 2024, Hearing: “Brazil: A Crisis of Democracy, Freedom, and Rule of Law?” Opening Statement Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With all due respect to everyone involved in this hearing, I’d like to say at the outset that this is not the […] The post US Congresswoman Takes Down Fantasist Republican Committee Hearing on Brazilian Democracy appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

Veteran columnist Reinaldo Azevedo criticizes Glenn Greenwald’s ignorance of Brazilian law after he joins Elon Musk’s campaign to undermine the Supreme Court. Azevedo who was a former critic of Lula and PT until he realized how fraudulent the Lava Jato investigation was, now confronts Greenwald, who has also been a regular critic of Lula and […] The post Greenwald accused of thinking he is “civilizing the natives” appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

An interview with Estela Aranha, who forced Michael Shellenberger to apologize after exposing  his manipulation of data to build a false narrative about “totalitarian” Brazil By Brian Mier On April 3,  Michael Shellenberger tweeted a series of excerpts from emails by X executives dubbed, “Twitter Files Brazil”, which alleged to expose crimes by Brazilian Supreme […] The post Brazilian lawyer exposes deceit at heart of “Twitter Files”  appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

With all the bullshit money can buy, the Tesla billionaire is instigating a digital proto-coup, reminiscent of what happened on social networks in early 2013 – but this time those behind it are in plain sight. January 8 2023 was not a new coup attempt as is most often depicted, but the desperate, failed last […] The post Elon Musk Leads Far Right Propaganda Blitz On Brazil’s Democracy appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

We need more information on the relationship between the Bolsonaros – neighbors of hit-man Ronnie Lessa -, the military and the Escritorio do Crime organized crime militia. By Jeferson Miola The arrests of those responsible for Marielle Franco’s murder, which also claimed the life of her driver, Anderson Gomes, fail to clarify the underlying motives […] The post Marielle Franco murder arrests are tip of the iceberg appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

As Bolsonaro arrest looms, allies set stage for coup after possible Trump victory, but will they succeed? By BRIAN MIER After a year in which Brazil’s GDP grew at a rate over 3 times higher than projected by the IMF, unemployment hit an 11-year low, and the number of Brazilians living with severe food insecurity dropped from 33 million […] The post Seeds Of A New Coup In Brazil appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

By Brian Mier In a new peer-reviewed academic article in Latin American Perspectives (11/19/23), “Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil’s Long Coup,” Sean T. Mitchell, Rafael Ioris, Kathy Swart, Bryan Pitts and I prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the US Department of Justice was a […] The post US Media Suppressed Their Government’s Role in Ousting Brazil’s Government appeared first on BRASILWIRE ..read more

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