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 […]
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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
Why Are Brazilian Streets So Calm?
Posted: 29th dezembro 2019 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Amazon, Chile, Colombia, corruption, Ecuador, indigenous people, Jair Bolsonaro, Latin America, Leonardo DiCaprio, pension reform, pesticides, protests
The rest of Latin America is on fire. Why is its largest country still so quiet? The New York TimesDec. 26, 2019 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — This year has been marked by widespread social convulsion in Latin America. Since mid-October, Chileans have been in the streets; what started as […]
