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Brazil’s Bolsonaro has done better than expected in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. An expert discusses why populism gets votes.
It is unclear who will win Brazil’s election in the second round, but one thing is obvious: Bolsonaro’s brand of right-wing conservatism is growing, and so is its threat to democracy.
Broken Spectre, an immersive, 74-minute-long moving image work, is having its world premiere at the NGV.
Political violence that has broken out during the rule of Brazil’s president Bolsonaro draws on a long history of attacks.
Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. The results of the 2022 presidential runoff could have a major impact for the future.
After a very divisive election campaign, the winner of the Brazilian election will need to reuite the country.
Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is ahead in the polls. But will his authoritarian rival, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, accept the result if he loses?
Trump and Bolsonaro use religion in similar ways, but there are key differences between the two countries’ evangelical communities – and politics.
New research shows how hydropower is linked to extinctions.
Evangelical protestants, around one third of the population, are likely to play a key role in the upcoming Brazilian election.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
Instigated by multiple governments in South America, Operation Condor resulted in hundreds, potentially thousands, of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
Electoral manipulation is rife around the world, but civil society organisations are working hard to counter attempts to erode the democratic process.
Militias mete out violence far from the centres of power – but their dirty work is politically useful.
The deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil is at its peak, with 2022 breaking all records. Deforestation threatens human rights.
If China progressively increases production and becomes a consistent net exporter of maize, South Africa would have to explore markets elsewhere.
Research confirms that Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, bears heavy responsibility for the death toll in his country, at every wave of the pandemic.
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, enjoys a comfortable lead over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. But the Workers’ Party candidate faces many challenges.
When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat – which is celebrating its 50th anniversary – can help them fight for their resources.
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow na Bosch Academy e Co-fundador, Instituto Igarapé; Princeton University
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Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool
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PhD Candidate in Law, King's College London
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Researcher in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA); Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
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Senior Economist, IMD World Competitiveness Center, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
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Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill