It’s International Women’s Day. How much power do women have around the globe? Farida Jalalzai - March 7, 2022 When women take political leadership positions, beware the backlash
Brazil’s new leaders are challenging the tradition of participatory democracy. Here’s why. Valesca Lima - June 6, 2019 At risk are councils that focus on the disabled, environment, child labor, public security and LGBT issues.
Brazilian voters wanted change — and they got it. Now what happens? Jorge Alves - October 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78727" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Voters from the Rocinha favela wait
Brazil votes on Sunday. And Brazilian women have a better chance at reshaping its politics than ever before. dos Santos, Malu Gatto, and Kristin Wylie - October 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78422" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Protesters rally against leading Brazilian presidential
Brazil’s most popular politician, Lula, won’t be on the October presidential ballot. Here’s what comes next. Brett Kyle and Andrew Reiter - September 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77375" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of former Brazilian president Luiz
Brazil’s federal intervention in Rio’s drug wars has an authoritarian feel — and could backfire Benjamin Lessing - March 2, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69983" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Brazilian President Michel Temer signed an
Chile just elected a billionaire president. These are the 4 things you need to know. Juan Luna and Jennifer Pribble - December 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_67397" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters cheer as Sebastián Piñera, Chile's president-elect,
How would removing Trump from office affect U.S. democracy? Aníbal Pérez-Liñán - May 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58898" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Charles Dharapak/AP)[/caption] James B. Comey’s controversial
Why Trumponomics may complicate U.S. foreign policy - March 17, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55253" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump addresses a joint session
Some parts of the Brazilian government actually aren’t corrupt. Here’s what they have in common. Sérgio Praça, Matthew Taylor, and Katherine Bersch - June 20, 2016 [caption id="attachment_42295" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A man pulls a cart loaded
How Brazil’s electoral system led the country into political crisis Ryan Lloyd and Carlos Oliveira - May 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41085" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Anti-government demonstrators set up a large
Think all the political excitement in Brazil is at the national level? Think again. Jorge Alves - May 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_39945" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protesters gather at the Copacabana beach in
Here’s why some people think Brazil is in the middle of a ‘soft coup’ Héctor Perla - April 16, 2016 Brazil’s elected government is in the news, but is it
Will Brazil impeach its president? Here’s a handy guide to the process and politics in play Ryan Lloyd and Calla Hummel - March 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38261" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People protest in favor of Brazilian
House effects in Brazilian polling Marco Morales, Francisco Cantú, and Felipe Nunes - October 31, 2014 [caption id="attachment_17540" align="alignnone" width="620"] Reelected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (center)