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Rodrigo Menegat Schuinski
Brazil Dams: 1 Million Live Close to Danger
30 Apr 2022
Data analysis by DW reveals many Brazilians live near dams that, without proper maintenance and governmental oversight, could be deadly in the case of failure.
Pelin Ünker, Serdar Vardar
'Brazilian Escobar' and a Turkish Jet Filled With Cocaine
13 Apr 2022
A jet full of cocaine in Brazil shows Turkey's increasing role in global drug trafficking. The UN drugs agency says the cocaine is sent via Turkey to EU countries, as well as Eastern European and…
Richa Chintan
Make WHO-Recommended New COVID-19 Drugs Accessible, Affordable: MSF
15 Jan 2022
US pharma giant Eli Lilly has the patent for Baricitinib, which will affect its availability and accessibility.
Jean-Philip Struck
Brazil Adrift: A Recap of Jair Bolsonaro's Third Year as President
05 Jan 2022
In 2021, Bolsonaro wrapped up his third year in office. A look at how he handled the pandemic, international relations and reached record levels of disapproval.
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Bolsonaro Vetoes Bill That Makes Sanitary Pads Accessible to Disadvantaged Women
11 Oct 2021
As per a report in The Guardian, The president allegedly claimed that lawmakers did not specify as to how they would fund this, Bolsonaro allegedly justified the veto by saying that while the…
Daniel Giovanaz, Pedro Stropasolas
Eating With Hope: Solidarity Initiatives are the Alternative for Brazil’s Hungry
21 Aug 2021
Over the past few years, an about-turn in policies saw a massive increase in hunger in Brazil. As the pandemic wreaked havoc, solidarity initiatives and donations, which feed close to 30% of the…
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Mapping Faultlines: Jair Bolsonaro in Trouble; Winds of Change in Latin America
17 Jul 2021
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about the mounting challenges to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro due to his mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ruhi Bhasin
Mismanagement of the COVID-19 Crisis Increases Food Insecurity in India and Brazil
14 May 2021
During the second week of May, India recorded more than 400,000 daily infections and more than 4,000 deaths, surpassing earlier records, and has overtaken Brazil as having the second-largest number…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Return of the ‘Pink Tide’ in Brazil
12 Mar 2021
Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s on Wednesday excoriated the far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro’s “moronic” and bungling response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Newsclick Report
Brazil: With His Convictions Quashed, Ex-Prez Lula May Challenge Bolsonaro in 2022 Elections
09 Mar 2021
A Supreme Court justice’s decision to annul the sentences of Brazil’s ex-President ‘Lula’ has enabled him to run for office next year against Jair Bolsonaro.