The sacking of key democratic institutions in Brasilia has parallels with the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol but was different in one key way: the position of the military.
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Pelé become a symbol of the Black diaspora, a pan-African reference point and cosmopolitan icon.
Peru now has its sixth president in just five years. An expert on Latin American politics explores the country’s political instability and what happens next.
Support for Brazil’s football team may be breaking down political division in the country, at least for now.
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.
Lula’s international reputation could be key to the country’s success.
Despite Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat in Brazil, democracy remains under threat. The legacies of authoritarian figures like Bolsonaro and Donald Trump live on.
Many of the world’s most powerful and aspiring leaders are aging or elderly men. That’s a big problem.
Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
Three reasons for failure, and four reasons to be hopeful.
Brazil’s presidential handover will take place in January. Observers are hoping it will be peaceful.
The clearing of the Amazon rainforest surged to its highest levels in two decades under the Bolsonaro presidency. The newly elected Lula da Silva has vowed to halt deforestation, but it won’t be easy.
A very tight election victory, a divided country and an economy in tatters.
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.
Political violence that has broken out during the rule of Brazil’s president Bolsonaro draws on a long history of attacks.
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.
Evangelical protestants, around one third of the population, are likely to play a key role in the upcoming Brazilian election.
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.
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Executive Director of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University; King's College London
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Associate Professor of Brazilian Studies, Florida International University
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PhD Candidate in Law, King's College London
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Professor of Modern Latin America History, University of Denver
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Strategy and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University
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Maître de conférences en histoire contemporaine, Université Gustave Eiffel
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Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Geography, University of Florida
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Professor Emeritus of Latin American Studies and Political Science, University of Florida