Commentary Peacefully protesting against a controversial election is now a serious crime in Brazil, with sentences of up to 15 years or more. At least 1,200 people have been detained as part of the dismantling of a protester camp in Brasília, Brazil, on Jan. 9. They have been charged with the “crime” of being camped…
Brazil Is Becoming a Socialist Dictatorship
January 17, 2023
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Why Brazilians Can’t Trust The Military to Save Democracy
Commentary After electoral authorities declared the far-left candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the winner of Brazil’s presidential elections, millions of concerned citizens gathered outside the Army headquarters in Brasília and military barracks in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba to protest. Unfortunately, however, those concerned citizens might have sought the assistance of a…
Brazil’s Anti-Globalist Refounding
Commentary Brazil still hasn’t produced its great refounding. We’ve just completed 200 years of our land’s founding, and our sails have never been so far from its winds, or our ears so deaf to its appeals. Brazil’s process of independence, from 1808 to 1822, consisted of a transfer, to Brazil, of the ancient Portuguese imperial…
Did Brazil Have a Fair Election?
November 1, 2022
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Commentary The second round of Brazil’s presidential elections was held this Sunday, Oct. 30. The former president, Lula da Silva, who has served prison time for corruption, won 50.9 percent of the vote, and the incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, received 49.1 percent. This is according to judges of the Electoral Superior Tribunal (TSE), Brazil’s top electoral…
Can Brazilians Really Trust in Their Electronic Voting Machines?
September 15, 2022
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Commentary Brazil has a federal electoral tribunal where its judges are endowed with a high degree of power. They create rules, decide on electoral disputes, and even supervise the finances of electoral campaigns. Under Article 121 of the Brazilian Constitution, decisions of this tribunal cannot be appealed to those contrary to the Constitution. This powerful…
Another Lula Da Silva Presidency Would Be a Disaster for Brazilian Democracy And the Press
August 14, 2022
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Commentary Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the far-left candidate in Brazil’s presidential elections this year, has resumed his attack on freedom of expression by demanding the “social control of the media.” “Social control of the media” can be defined as a “euphemism to subordinate the free flow of information to the undercover interference from government.”…
Will There Be a Fair and Transparent Presidential Election in Brazil?
July 13, 2022
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Commentary Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has always been critical of the electronic voting machines used during elections in his country. He suspects that these machines may be not entirely reliable and insists on using printable and auditable paper ballots as a better guarantee of transparency. The president would like to see a physical register for…
Brazilian Presidential Elections: Lula’s Reelection Would Be a Reward for Corruption
June 21, 2022
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Commentary When running as a candidate for the 2002 presidential elections, Brazil’s former president and now presidential candidate, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as “Lula,” pledged to do everything to combat corruption. In 2002, he even signed an “Anti-Corruption Pledge” prepared by Transparency International. Ironically, however, corruption ended up reaching unprecedented levels during…
Why Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Deserves to be Re-elected
April 28, 2022
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Commentary Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who has been the 38th President of Brazil since January 2019. When he was elected the nation’s president in November 2018, he singlehandedly brought an end to four decades of notoriously corrupt left-wing rule in the country. Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign first gained traction when he promised to…
Why Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Deserves to be Re-elected: Part 1
April 28, 2022
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Commentary Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a retired military officer who has been the 38th President of Brazil since January 2019. When he was elected the nation’s president in November 2018, he singlehandedly brought an end to four decades of notoriously corrupt left-wing rule in the country. Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign first gained traction when he promised to…
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