Brazil today is shaped by a contest that pits different sectors and social classes against each other, reflecting the broader international conflict.
Brazil in the mirror of Latin America
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LULA ON TIK TOK: promises and problems of a third government
LULA HAS RETURNED TO THE presidency of Brazil and - with his victory - to the spotlight of the global media. This is news longed for by Brazilians with a saudade (thirst) for democracy. For those who live in other Latin American countries it represents the opening of...
An Exception to Lula’s Rule
Now and then there emerges somewhere in the world a social movement that is really exceptional for its integrity, astuteness and mass appeal. For me one of those rare movements is Brazil’s Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST, the Landless Workers’...