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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘elections’
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
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 […]
Trump Lost. Bolsonaro Can’t Get Over It.
Posted: 11th dezembro 2020 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Donald Trump, elections, Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s president is in denial The New York TimesDec. 8, 2020 by Vanessa BarbaraContributing Opinion Op-ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — My country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, has still not recognized Joe Biden as the winner of America’s presidential election. In his silence, he stands alongside other world leaders such as President Vladimir Putin of Russia, […]
The Strongman vs. the Prisoner vs. the Mountain Hermit
Posted: 2nd outubro 2018 by Vanessa Barbara in Artigos, New York TimesTags: Cabo Daciolo, Coiso, elections, Fernando Adauto, Fernando Haddad, Guilherme Boulos, Illuminati, Lula, presidential elections, Ursal
Brazilian presidential politics have spiraled into chaos. What’s a voter to do? The New York Times Oct 2., 2018 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Opinion Op-ed Writer Leer en español SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Last month, just a few weeks before voting day, Cabo Daciolo announced a new strategy for the presidential elections here: He would spend 21 days […]
Hamburger Face for Congress
Posted: 31st outubro 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: Aécio Neves, Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, elections, Hamburger Face
The International New York Times Oct 31, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer São Paulo, Brazil — It was a typical election in Brazil. Jesus and Osama bin Laden were running for Congress, as well as Barack Obama, Bob Marley, Santa Claus and Battman (with two Ts). The self-styled “Hamburger Face” unfortunately wasn’t elected, […]
Grandma and Me vs. The Congressman
Posted: 2nd outubro 2014 by Vanessa Barbara in New York Times, ReportagensTags: elections
The International New York Times October 3, 2014 by Vanessa Barbara Contributing Op-Ed Writer SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Twelve years ago, I helped oust a congressman. At least temporarily. The story began on Sept. 7, 2002, Brazil’s Independence Day. On that holiday, my 68-year-old grandmother told me about her new computer training lessons. They were […]
