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…
Did Brazil Have a Fair Election?
November 1, 2022
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Brazilian Soccer Star Neymar Backs Bolsonaro Ahead of Sunday Vote
SAO PAULO—Brazilian soccer star Neymar Junior endorsed President Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection bid on Thursday, showing his support in a social media video as he smiled and danced to a campaign jingle ahead of the weekend’s pivotal election. Neymar’s public backing came a day after Bolsonaro visited a charitable institute near Sao Paulo belonging to the…
Jair Bolsonaro’s Presidential Re-election Would Be a Victory for Democracy in Brazil
Commentary Brazil’s next presidential elections are scheduled to be held on Oct. 2—this Sunday. Many sectors of the media have accused the current incumbent, presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, of posing a threat to Brazil’s democracy. Indeed, he is widely depicted by the western media as a being “fascist” or worse intent on tyranny. By contrast,…
The Ghost of Peronism: Why Argentina Keeps Making the Same Mistakes Again and Again: Part 2
Commentary Argentina’s charismatic leader Juan Domingo Perón died almost 50 years ago, but his policies live on. He gained lasting popularity by forever jeopardizing the privileged position of Argentina among Latin American nations. Ironically, Peronism continues to play an important role in the nation’s landscape—it is estimated that roughly 40 percent of the Argentine population…
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…
Blocking the Brazilian President’s Social Media: Supreme Court’s Threat to Democracy
September 5, 2022
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Commentary In Brazil, some judges have highly ambitious political goals and make decisions accordingly. The current presiding justice at the nation’s Supreme Electoral Court is Alexandre de Moraes. He was elected as the presiding electoral officer in August, in a public ceremony with 2,000 guests at the court auditorium. He was a member of the…
The Fight for Free Speech in Brazil
Commentary Social media companies are often accused of censoring conservative voices. However, the Constitution of Brazil explicitly prohibits all forms of censorship or any hindrance being placed on freedom of expression and freedom of thought. These important freedoms appeared to be considerably restored in Brazil when the nation’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a measure on…
The Brazilian Judiciary’s Encroachment on Individual Rights
July 27, 2022
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Commentary To protect the fundamental rights of Brazilians, President Jair Bolsonaro announced the lifting of public health measures that were still in place in the country in April, with the health minister, Marcelo Queiroga, putting an end to such measures after signing a decree on April 22. But the fact is that the president could…
‘Freedom Is Under Attack Everywhere’: CloutHub CEO
July 22, 2022
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Jeff Brain, CEO of the CloutHub social networking application, told The Epoch Times that freedom and liberty are being crushed in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and other countries across the planet. “There are those that want to push for socialism and tyranny against those that believe in individual freedom and liberty. And that’s…
Tech CEO Takes Stand for Truckers and Farmers in the US and Holland
July 22, 2022
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Jeff Brain, CEO of the CloutHub social networking application, told The Epoch Times that freedom and liberty are being crushed in the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and other countries across the planet. “There are those that want to push for socialism and tyranny against those that believe in individual freedom and liberty. And that’s…
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