Democracy on Trial: Bolsonaro’s Indictment in a Global Context

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was charged with leading a military insurrection by Brazil’s Supreme Court, adopting recommendations made in a federal police report from November. The plot included declaring a state of siege as well as a plan to assassinate President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as well as Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes.

AmericasBy Catherine SmithJuly 2, 2025Brazil, Bolsonaro, Lava Jato, Latin America, Brazil Supreme Court, Trump, Dictatorship, Lula, da Silva, Conspiracy, Insurrection, Indictment, Milei, Conservatism

Brazilian Independence Day Intensifies Political Climate As Nation's Election Looms

AmericasBy Emilia CoxSeptember 28, 2022Brazil, Election, Independence, Democracy, Bolsonaro, Lula

The Play’s The Thing: Political Turmoil and Theater of The Oppressed in Lebanon

Middle EastPaul St. CyrMarch 19, 2022Human Rights, Middle East, Crisis, Domestic Politics, Brazil, Theater, Economy, Finance, Currency, Disaster, Military, Religion