Accused of corruption, Federal Police order confiscation of President Michel Temer’s assets Brazil’s Federal Police have asked for President Michel Temer and 10 of his close associates to be charged... October 17, 2018
FC Barcelona to distance themselves from Ronaldinho as Club Ambassador for declaring support of Bolsonaro “For a better Brazil, I hope for peace, security and someone who can bring our joy back. I chose to live in... October 16, 2018
“Threat to Brazil’s democracy:” Haddad speaks out against Bolsonaro In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, PT (Workers’ Party) candidate Fernando Haddad has... October 15, 2018
Wave of electoral violence sees candidates call for calm in Brazil Since the end of September, Brazilian authorities have registered unparalleled levels of violent attacks... October 12, 2018
First transgender São Paulo state representative elected in this year’s elections Amidst discussions of sexism, misogyny and #NotHim, this year’s general elections in Brazil have made... October 11, 2018
Concerns over future of Brazil’s Amazon under a speculative Bolsonaro presidency One of the voter demographics that leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has managed to attract are... October 11, 2018
Fighting talk: Bolsonaro insists he will not soften discourse in final weeks of campaign In an interview with São Paulo-based radio station Jovem Pan, right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has... October 10, 2018
Polarised candidates Bolsonaro and Haddad head through to second electoral vote With 99.9% of votes tallied, the results of yesterday’s first round vote saw far-right PSL candidate Jair... October 8, 2018
With three days to go, “silent votes” could push Bolsonaro through to a first round victory, says UFF Political Sciences Professor Anti-PT (Workers’ Party) sentiments have been particularly prominent in Brazil since allegations of the... October 5, 2018
Brazilian centrist voters call for ‘Alcrina’ coalition Tonight will see the final round of televised debates between presidential candidates ahead of the first... October 4, 2018
Academic Noam Chomsky visits Lula in prison Renowned linguistics intellectual Noam Chomsky has recently visited Brazil’s ex-President Lula da Silva in... October 3, 2018
Why are Brazil’s entrepreneurs backing Bolsonaro? In an exclusive interview with Brazilian newspaper O Globo published earlier this year, far-right candidate... October 3, 2018
Tensions rise ahead of this weekend’s vote in Brazil With five days to go until the first round of Brazil’s general election, it has been an eventful weekend... October 2, 2018
Bolsonaro’s running mate on “brainwashing” female opposition to presidential candidate Just over a week before presidential elections, ex-military general and running mate to right-wing candidate... September 28, 2018
Brazilian startup Docket provides “cutting-edge solutions” to help businesses manage their documents Recently voted the 4th most attractive Brazilian startup to work for by LinkedIn, Docket is the online... September 28, 2018
