There is a towering paradox at the heart of Brazilian politics: the country’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, was elected on an anti-corruption platform – music to the ears of a population that has been victimised for decades by systemic corruption. But the “anti-corruption” president and his family are now subsumed by multiple corruption scandals suggesting […]
Israel Dutra and Thiago Aguiar After Lula’s conviction for the TRF-4 and with the diminution of the chances of his candidacy being validated, the debate over the 2018 presidential election intensified. Our current manifested itself at various times in favor of the right to apply for Lula and contrary to the fact that his judicial […]
Thiago Aguiar and Israel Dutra (MES-PSOL’s National Secretariat ) – 11.17 The common place that Rio de Janeiro is the mirror of Brazil was felt very strongly in the week. On this occasion, another chapter in Operation Cadena Velha, splitting the Operation Lava-Chorro, ended up bringing to the chain a fundamental part of the leading […]
Israel Dutra and Thiago Aguiar – (Secretariat of the MES-PSOL) – 11.09.2017 Last week was marked by the government’s attempt to accelerate the adjustment. Despite disagreements between ministers – the most serious case was the fight between Rodrigo Maia and Minister Torquato Jardim about the security crisis in Rio – the government seeks unity to […]
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