Tag: Brazil

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…


Wife Confirms Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Is Under Observation in a Florida Hospital

Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president nicknamed the “Trump of the Tropics,” is under observation at a Florida hospital after complaining of abdominal discomfort, his wife announced on Jan. 9. “Dear all, I inform [you] that my husband, Jair Bolsonaro, is in observation [at] a hospital due to abdominal discomfort, as a consequence of the…


Brazil’s Former President Bolsonaro Is Under Observation in a Florida Hospital

Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president nicknamed the “Trump of the Tropics,” is under observation at a Florida hospital after complaining of abdominal discomfort, his wife announced on Jan. 9. Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported Bolsonaro was in AdventHealth Celebration hospital in Kissimee, Florida. The Epoch Times contacted AdventHealth Celebration for confirmation and to inquire…


Meta to Remove Facebook Posts That Defend Breach of Government Buildings in Brazil

Facebook owner Meta announced on Monday that it will start to remove and block content that “supports or praises” the Jan. 8. breach of government buildings in Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Since the outcome of the country’s national election on Oct. 30, 2022, mass protests have been held by supporters of former President Jair…


Brazil’s ‘J6’ Means More Patriot Persecution Incoming

Commentary Less than three days after U.S. President Joe Biden gave a speech commemorating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots as the worst attack on democracy in the history of mankind, socialist convicted felon and new president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has set the tone for his impending crackdown on political opposition….


LIVE NOW: Brazil’s Justice Minister Holds Press Conference After Storming of Congress

Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino holds a news conference a day after the storming of Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. …


Brazil’s Justice Minister Holds Press Conference After Storming of Congress

Brazilian Justice Minister Flavio Dino holds a news conference a day after the storming of Congress, Supreme Court, and presidential palace by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro. …


Why the Brazilian Political Upheaval Looks Like the US

Commentary Last night, I rang up a few politically savvy friends in Brazil to ask their impressions of what is happening in Brazil. My concern is that the English-language renderings of events there were being too closely read through the U.S. experience and thus distorting the main narrative. What I found was the opposite. If…


Brazil Police Clear Camp of Pro-Bolsonaro Protesters, Over 1,200 Arrested

Police in Brazil surrounded and began clearing a camp of protesters who back former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, with local media reporting over a thousand arrests as the country’s Supreme Court ordered the immediate dismantling of pro-Bolsonaro camps after protesters stormed government buildings over the weekend. At least 1,200 people have…


LIVE NOW: What Stalling McCarthy Really Showed Us; Brazilian Protesters Raid Their National Congress

The Freedom Caucus delayed the nomination of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy 14 times before conceding to allow him through on the 15th vote. While doing this they forced various agreements including a new ability for representatives to attempt to remove a House Speaker from their position. The votes were more than just a political spectacle….