Why are so many police and military candidates running in Brazil? Isabel Laterzo - October 2, 2022 For Brazilian voters, crime and violence are top concerns. But the jump in law enforcement officials across the ballot may not ease the high homicide rate.
Bolsonaro has tried to load the dice for today’s election in Brazil Fernando Bizzarro - October 2, 2022 Will the government’s cash handouts and changes to the rules boost his reelection chances?
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
Brazilians firmly rejected many local candidates their president had backed Benjamin Bradlow - December 9, 2020 The big test for Bolsonaro comes in 2022
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.
Brazil is unpredictable right now. Here are 3 possible scenarios for incoming president Jair Bolsonaro. Ryan Lloyd - November 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79918" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Jair Bolsonaro, then a presidential candidate,
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
Is Brazil’s presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro the Latin American Donald Trump? Nope. Felipe Krause and André Borges - September 19, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77903" align="aligncenter" width="960"] National Social Liberal Party presidential candidate
Women’s votes might be the key to stopping Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate. Here’s why. Déborah Farias - September 18, 2018 Presidential campaigning has begun in Brazil. In a country where
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
Lula da Silva is in jail — and he’s still Brazil’s leading candidate for president. Here are 3 ways that could turn out. Déborah Farias - April 16, 2018 Former president Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva is the front-runner
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
It’s not just Venezuela. Elected governments don’t necessarily defend democracy or protect human rights. Jimena Galindo and Christopher Sabatini - August 11, 2017 On Aug. 8, 12 countries in Latin America raised their
Brazil votes on Sunday for the first time since Rousseff was ousted. What will happen to her party? Ryan Lloyd and Fernando Meireles - September 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47015" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of Rio de Janeiro
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
Here’s what you need to know about Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment trial vote in Brazil on Wednesday E.J. Graff - May 11, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40100" align="aligncenter" width="908"] People look at a big screen
Corruption is not new to Brazil, so why is it threatening the presidency now? Ryan Carlin, Gregory Love, and Cecilia Martínez-Gallardo - May 5, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40100" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators during an April 17 protest
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
More and more, presidents govern with a coalition. Here are the pluses and minuses. Timothy Power, Paul Chaisty, and Nic Cheeseman - March 17, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37143" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Demonstrators demand the impeachment of Brazil's
Police detained Brazil’s ex-president on Friday. Here’s what you need to know. Matthew Taylor - March 5, 2016 Brazil awoke in shock on Friday, as federal police surrounded
Compulsory voting can actually weaken support for democracy - April 1, 2015 [caption id="attachment_23257" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Brazil's president and Workers Party candidate
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)
Brazil let its citizens make decisions about city budgets. Here's what happened. John Sides - January 22, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5554" align="aligncenter" width="400" special=""] The Rocinha favela outside Rio
Political Futebol: The World Cup and Brazilian Democracy Erik Voeten - June 24, 2013 We welcome back Diego von Vacano , a political theory