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The Political Polarization That Elected Jair Bolsonaro Still Hangs Over Brazil’s Democracy

The left-right divide—a healthy feature of a pluralist political system—is so toxic now that divergence of opinion has surpassed the realm of policymaking.

Chayenne Polimédio

An Indigenous woman holds a Brazilian national flag stained in with a blood-like red during a march in Brasilia on April 26th, 2019, on the last day of a protest to defend Indigenous land and rights.

News in Brief

The Killing of an Indigenous Leader in Brazil Is Part of a Global Trend of Attacks on Environmentalists

In 2018, more than 160 land and environmental defenders were killed—many of them Indigenous.

Isabela Dias

Economics

Can Economic Pressure Curb Jair Bolsonaro’s Anti-Indigenous Agenda?

An impending trade deal with the E.U. has instigated further pushback from non-governmental organizations and local activists against any deal with the Brazilian government.

Sue Branford

Environment

In Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro’s Government Is Gutting Environmental Agencies From the Inside

Fines for illegal deforestation were down 34 percent from January 1st to May 15th this year compared to the same period last year—the largest drop ever recorded.

Sue Branford & Thais Borges

A Brazilian indigenous young woman marches along Paulista Avenue during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Social Justice

‘We Are Resisting to Exist’: Indigenous Women in Brazil Are Fighting for Their Rights and Their Lives

The far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro has instituted new policies that put indigenous land rights and health services under threat.

Karla Mendes

Amazon soil sits in the foreground at the Bom Futuro open air tin mine.

Economics

A New Report Urges the E.U. to Take Economic Action to Curb Amazon Deforestation

Environmental groups argue that Europe should use trade leverage to prevent the Brazilian government from furthering the destruction of the rainforest.

Sarah Sax

Environment

Brazilian Companies Illegally Degrading the Amazon Continue to Operate With Impunity

Although producers of soy, cattle, and timber were charged with environmental crimes, their products continue to flow into international markets.

Karla Mendes

Environment

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government Wants to Circumvent the Constitution to Allow Mining on Indigenous Lands

The Brazilian minister of mines and energy stated that Brazil would open its indigenous territories to mining interests without the consent of the affected population.

Sue Branford & Maurício Torres

The First Mass in Brazil, by Victor Meirelles, oil on canvas, 1860.

Ideas

Why the Brazilian Far Right Loves the European Middle Ages

In Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil, the new government and far-right groups are propagandizing a fictional version of the European Middle Ages to legitimize their reactionary agenda.

Paulo Pachá

Social Justice

A Music to Liberate Brazil

Negro Leo's music advocates a radical solidarity with his country's least fortunate.

Noah Berlatsky