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
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 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 […]
El plan de supervillano de Bolsonaro en Brasil (trad.)
Posted: 29th maio 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in TraduçõesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro, Pfizer, vacunas
Una investigación en el Senado de Brasil ha comenzado a revelar una trama fascinante y atroz sobre la respuesta del presidente ante la pandemia. Read in English The New York Times28 de mayo de 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Writer SÃO PAULO, Brasil — No es común que una investigación parlamentaria te levante el ánimo. […]
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, […]
Brazil Is Brilliant at Vaccinations. So What Went Wrong This Time?
Posted: 7th março 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro, Joe Droplet, SUS, vaccination, vaccines
It’s not hard to work out who to blame for the country’s disastrous vaccine rollout. The New York TimesFeb. 28, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — When it comes to Covid-19 vaccination programs, there are some countries that have exceeded expectations and others that have fallen surprisingly short. And then […]
I Can’t Believe I Need to Say This, but We Need Schools More Than Bars
Posted: 27th janeiro 2021 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, education, Jair Bolsonaro, schools
What we’re facing in Brazil is an educational catastrophe The New York TimesJan. 25, 2021 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — For almost 10 months now, around 35 million Brazilian children have been out of school. When schools were closed in March, at the beginning of the pandemic, I thought we only had […]
I Watched Months of Bolsonaro’s Broadcasts. It Was Wild.
Posted: 14th setembro 2020 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: coronavirus, covid-19, hydroxychloroquine, Jair Bolsonaro
After watching the president for so many days, I finally understood that happiness is a matter of choice. The New York TimesSep. 10, 2020 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — On Aug. 29, my country crossed the threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19. With around 900 new deaths a day, […]
