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 […]
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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
Brazil at the Crossroads
Posted: 18th março 2023 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York Review of BooksTags: Amazon rainforest, Brazil, Consuelo Dieguez, democracy, elections, Fábio Victor, fake news, Jair Bolsonaro, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, military, military dictatorship, Oliver Stuenkel, redemocratization, right-wing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, The Chaos Machine
Lula’s election comes as a relief to many Brazilians, but in this historically violent and unequal country, a void in the democratic field endures. New York Review of BooksFebruary 23, 2023 issue by Vanessa Barbara A truism for our times: a story doesn’t need to be factual to go viral. In June 2020, not long […]