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 […]
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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
For Bolsonaro, Putin’s support is better than no support
Posted: 31st março 2022 by Vanessa Barbara in ArtigosTags: fertilizers, foreign policy, Hungary, Jair Bolsonaro, masculine qualities, massacre, Poland, Russia, solidarity, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
Bolsonaro has yet to condemn Putin for invading Ukraine. For the Brazilian leader, there’s no such thing as unwelcome support The Brazilian ReportMar 20, 2022 by Vanessa Barbara One week before the invasion of Ukraine, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro paid a visit to Vladimir Putin. The alleged purpose of the meeting was to strengthen bilateral […]
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 […]
I Took Ketamine for My Depression. Things Got Pretty Weird.
Posted: 29th dezembro 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: antidepressants, anxiety, depression, evil clowns, Jair Bolsonaro, ketamine, mental health, psilocybin, psychedelics, psychiatry, psychotropic
I became an elephant, an octopus, a balloon. I grew giant hands. But I couldn’t shake my sadness. The New York TimesDec. 26, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil — My first encounter with ketamine did not go well. A lifelong depressive — I […]
We Knew Bolsonaro Was Guilty. Now We Have 1,288 Pages of Proof.
Posted: 29th outubro 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, crimes against humanity, inquiry, International Criminal Court, Jair Bolsonaro, Pedro Hallal, Senate
The Brazilian president’s catastrophic leadership has been painstakingly laid bare The New York TimesOct. 28, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — If my country had managed just an average response to the pandemic, over 400,000 Brazilians would still be alive. That’s the stark conclusion of the epidemiologist Pedro Hallal, […]
Bolsonaro Is Getting Desperate, and It’s Clear What He Wants
Posted: 16th setembro 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Arthur Lira, Centrão, elections, impeachment, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Court
His totalitarian aims are now unmistakable. The New York TimesSep. 15, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português SÃO PAULO, Brazil — For weeks, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has been urging his supporters to take to the streets. So on Sept. 7, Brazil’s Independence Day, I was half expecting to see mobs […]
Bolsonaro May Not Actually Succeed in Destroying Us All
Posted: 12th agosto 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: AstraZeneca, coronavirus, Covax, covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro, Lula, Pfizer, vaccination, vaccine hesitancy
The New York TimesAug. 9, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — I don’t know if it’s because I finally got my first Covid shot — maybe hope is a side effect of the AstraZeneca vaccine — but for the first time in this long […]
Miracle Cures and Magnetic People. Brazil’s Fake News Is Utterly Bizarre.
Posted: 8th julho 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, fake news, hydroxychloroquine, Jair Bolsonaro, vaccination
The New York TimesJuly 5, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Ler em português | Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Hydroxychloroquine is not effective against Covid-19. No. Definitely not. But Brazilians still aren’t sure. After all, just the other day a friend’s cousin forwarded a headline on WhatsApp claiming that all I.C.U. beds in the city of Miracatu […]
The Unveiling of Bolsonaro’s Supervillain Plot Is Weirdly Gripping
Posted: 29th maio 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, herd immunity, inquiry, Jair Bolsonaro, Pfizer, vaccination, vaccines
The New York TimesMay 27, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — It’s not often that a congressional inquiry can lift your spirits. But the Brazilian Senate’s investigation into the government’s management of the pandemic, which began on April 27 and has riveted my attention for weeks, does just […]
My Daughter and I Are Trapped in Brazil’s Tragedy
Posted: 24th abril 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: ambulances, coronavirus, covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro
We spend our days watching ambulances, as Covid-19 rips through the country. Ler em português | Read in English The New York Times19 de abril de 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — From the balcony of my apartment, I can see an ambulance parking lot. For over a year now, […]
