Why China and its trading allies are well placed to topple the dollar
After decades meting out sanctions and financial coercion, the US may soon feel its grip on world trade beginning to…
ByLula da Silva
Will any politician let us have fun?
After misery piled on misery, we deserve better than calorie counts on alcohol.
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The Brazil riots were openly planned on social media. So why was nothing done?
Platforms are failing to prevent online radicalisation and organised assaults on democracy. More violence is inevitable.
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The attack on Brazil’s Congress had the aesthetics of a coup, without the danger
Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters are not the only threat to Brazilian democracy.
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Lula’s election as Brazilian president brings hope for the Amazon
The country’s new leader has vowed to completely end deforestation in the rainforest.
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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated
Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss demonstrates what a united opposition can achieve.
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From the archive: Lula, a people’s last hope
6 January, 2003: Brazil’s president says he’ll attempt the impossible in this, one of the world’s most unequal societies.
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The future of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential run-off
Victory for Jair Bolsonaro, who is closing the gap on Lula, would almost certainly accelerate the rate of deforestation.
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The fate of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential election
Rampant deforestation under the country’s current president Jair Bolsonaro has turned Brazil into the world’s sixth-largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Brazil’s election proves it – the pandemic did not kill nationalist populism
Jair Bolsonaro has run Lula surprisingly close in the first round of the presidential vote, piling on the pressure ahead…
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Lula vs Bolsonaro: Brazil’s 2022 presidential election explained
The race to be the next president of Latin America’s biggest country could hardly be more polarised.
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Gabriel Boric and Latin America’s new pink tide
Left-wing governments are being elected across Latin America, but they face the threat of a rejuvenated and authoritarian right.
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Latin America’s new pink tide faces a difficult balancing act
A wave of left-wing victories in the region doesn’t guarantee sweeping social progress
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