Brazil Turns to the Left – Lula wins run-off election
Former left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claims a close 50.9% victory over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in a hotly contested Brazilian presidential election.
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A Wave of Ocean Plastic: The Brazilian Tormenta
By Laisa Branco de Almeida Upon returning to my hometown, the feeling of being immersed in a post-apocalyptic scenario stunsContinue Reading
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If you are fond of dystopias, chances are you that you’ve come across the book by George Orwell called “1984”. In his work, Orwell describes a society that lives between ignorance, control and surveillance, all maintained by “the Party”. One of the main quotes of the book is the Party’s slogan that reads: “He who controls the past, controls the future: he who controls the present controls the past.” While this passage can be interpreted in different ways, it is also one that can illustrate the current state of journalism in Brazil.
On the eve of Black Consciousness Day another black man is murdered in Brazil
Every 23 minutes a young black man dies in Brazil. Out of 30 thousand people murdered in the country, 23 thousand are young black men.
Stop Bolsonaro: in defense of Pantanal and Amazônia
At Places des Nations, in Geneva, protesters gathered to call out Bolsonaro’s environmental policies.
The Graduate Press 