The New York TimesJan 1, 2024 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português I was nursing a 4-month-old baby when Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election in 2018. It was a disaster, and I knew it right away. My daughter — let’s call her Potato — kept on sucking while I shed tears over […]
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My Country Is Reaching Out to People the West Can’t Stand
Posted: 3rd maio 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Brazil, China, diplomacy, dollar, foreign minister, Lula, pragmatism, Russia
The New York TimesMay 2, 2023 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil was an international pariah. Not my words, but those of the former foreign minister: Apparently it was “good to be an outcast.” I do not miss these people. When Luiz Inácio Lula da […]
There’s a Menace Hanging Over Brazil
Posted: 18th março 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Adam Przeworski, Argentina, bauxite wars, covid-19, Defense Ministry, Heráclito Sobral Pinto, Jair Bolsonaro, military, military dictatorship, torture
The New York TimesMar. 6, 2023 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It reads like science fiction. In 93 pages, the text sketches out a strange future. In 2027, there’s a new pandemic, caused by the “Xvirus.” A year later, war breaks out between the […]
The ‘Trump of the Tropics’ Goes Bust
Posted: 16th janeiro 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Congress, coup, Donald Trump, fried chicken, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Morse Code, Supreme Court
The New York TimesJan. 9, 2023 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Leer en español | Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — As a shocked nation watched live on television and social media, thousands of radical supporters of a defeated president marched on the seat of the federal government, convinced that an election had been […]
We Might Finally Be Free From the Madness of Bolsonaro
Posted: 1st novembro 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coup, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, madness, presidential elections
The New York TimesOct. 31, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Four years of madness are nearly over. In a tense second-round runoff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prevailed over President Jair Bolsonaro, taking 50.9 percent of the vote. Barring a dramatic turnaround — the dreaded coup that […]
Bolsonaro Might Be Beaten, and It Feels Too Good to Be True
Posted: 3rd outubro 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: covid-19, election, Geraldo Alckmin, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lula, presidential elections
The New York TimesSept. 30, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — “If it’s God’s will, I will continue,” Jair Bolsonaro said in mid-September. “If it’s not, I’ll take off the presidential sash and I will retire.” It feels too good to be true. After all, Mr. […]
Bolsonaro Is Afraid of Going to Prison, and He’s Right to Be
Posted: 9th agosto 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: corruption, covid-19, election, Jair Bolsonaro, prison, rachadinha, secrecy orders, secret budget
The New York TimesAug 8, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — “I’m letting the scoundrels know,” President Jair Bolsonaro told supporters last year, “I’ll never be imprisoned!” He was shouting. But then, Mr. Bolsonaro tends to become animated when talking about the prospect of prison. “By God […]
I Followed Some of Brazil’s Right-Wing Telegram Groups. I Found a Tide of Madness.
Posted: 5th maio 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: elections, fake news, Jair Bolsonaro, right-wing, social media, Telegram, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube
The New York TimesMay 4, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — When Elon Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter, right-wing Telegram groups in Brazil went wild. Here at last was a muscular champion of free speech. Even more, here was someone who — […]
Bolsonaro Said His ‘Specialty Is Killing.’ He’s Been True to His Word.
Posted: 1st abril 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: agribusiness lobby, Amazon, bills, climate change, Congress, Constitution, coronavirus, covid-19, deaths, environment, guns, homicides, indigenous people, indigenous rights, Jair Bolsonaro, logging, mercury poisoning, mining
The New York TimesMar 31, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — “I’m an army captain,” Jair Bolsonaro said in 2017. “My specialty is killing.” He has been true to his word. In just over three years in office, Mr. Bolsonaro has overseen an administration […]
The Brazilian President’s Latest Sabotage Efforts Have Failed
Posted: 11th fevereiro 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Butantan Institute, children, covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro, vaccination
The New York TimesFeb 7, 2022 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Every day, I have the same wish: that my 3½-year-old daughter can get her Covid-19 vaccine. Last year she seemed to be constantly sick. She was often feverish and coughing, or her nose was runny and her […]
