‘Prozac leaders’ believe their own rhetoric that “everything is going well”. But this wishful thinking can quickly contaminate organisations, and has been disastrous during the pandemic.
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How did the British prime minister and Brazilian president’s brush with COVID-19 affect them politically?
A new study shows how economic shocks caused by cuts to import tariff cuts in the 1990s is linked to the rise of populism in Brazil.
Most populists are only against the system, they aren’t for anything in particular, as Donald Trump’s presidency and Brexit proves. A progressive wave will soon be upon us in response.
The Bolsonaro government cannot simply allow Brazil’s out-of-control coronavirus pandemic to decimate its Indigenous population, Brazil’s Supreme Court says.
He once called it a ‘little flu’ – now Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The absence of trust in a nation’s leader and government jeopardizes an effective response to a health crisis. It also creates a political crisis, a loss of faith in democracy.
The purveyors of these myths, including politicians who have been soft peddling the impact of the coronavirus, aren’t doing the country any favors.
Indigenous communities were already suffering badly under Bolsonaro. Now, COVID-19 threatens their very survival.
Jair Bolsonaro’s government has put forward laws that could put Indigenous land into the hands of mining, agricultural and timber businesses.
Germany, New Zealand and Taiwan share a common trait beyond having women in the top job.
Inequality, confused responses and a disbelieving leader have all contributed to a crisis that’s showing no signs of slowing down.
It is no accident that those leaders who have responded worst to this crisis have also been the main sources of countless conspiracy theories and misinformation.
A repeat of 2019’s disastrous fire season is possible in 2020, and it would have dire consequences.
In a Latin American country hard hit by COVID-19, an agricultural collective is stepping in to help where government won’t, mounting an astonishing national pandemic response.
Jair Bolsonaro has ignored and openly challenged the advice of health authorities, sacked his health minister and tried to use the pandemic for political gain.
There are telling parallels between the current pandemic and those that decimated indigenous populations in the post-Columbian era in the Amazon.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been called the South American version of Donald Trump. His behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic shows why.
Native Brazilians are among the Amazon’s most effective defenders against logging and mining, because they’re fighting not just for the environment but for their people’s very survival.
If Brazil can find an efficient, pragmatic way to welcome, protect and integrate hundreds of thousands of forced migrants arriving at its border, so can more affluent states.
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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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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Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
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Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
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PhD Candidate, Human Geography, UCL
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Politics, York University, Canada
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Professor, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
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