‘Brazilians are hungry because they have no income, not because of a lack of production’: João Pedro Stedile
For Stedile, large sections of the bourgeoisie have already manifested their deep dissatisfaction with the Bolsonaro government but have not reached a consensus about an alternative
Brazil’s Supreme Court rules that Sérgio Moro was partial when convicting Lula
Minister Cármen Lúcia changed her vote from 2018 and flipped the ruling against the former judge Sérgio Moro
From jurisdiction to a judge’s misconduct: what will clear Lula in corruption cases?
The future of cases against the former president will be decided in Brasilia in the Supreme Court and in two Federal courts
With Lula’s conviction overturned, it is time to recover democracy in Brazil
Daniel Giovanaz, reporter with Brasil de Fato, talks to Peoples Dispatch about the overturning of all convictions in former Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s case.
Train workers strike in Santiago as protests continue in Chile and other stories
We take a look at the strike by Santiago Subway workers in Chile, the deaths of over 12 minors during a military operation in Colombia, congressional approval of the 1.9 trillion dollar Covid relief bill in the US, an appeal by low income and poor countries to WTO to waive vaccine patents, and the annulment of the criminal convictions against Brazil’s former progressive president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazil | Lula after the annulment of convictions: “Never give up”
In a press conference held at the headquarters of the Metalworkers Union, the former president criticized Bolsonaro, “Brazil does not belong to him or the militia members”
2019 ends with Lula’s freedom and Operation Car Wash in tatters
Exposés debased the investigation and case against Lula and a ruling of the Supreme Court led to Lula’s freedom on November 8
Football match brought together friends of Lula, Chico Buarque, and MST in São Paulo
Event celebrated Brazilian democracy at MST school; ex-president and musician scored goals
Lula returns to North East of Brazil for Free Lula Festival
250,000 people gathered to hear the ex-president who was released from prison on November 8 after spending 580 days unjustly incarcerated
Peoples’ BRICS Summit closing statement: “We demand changes so we can have a future”
Two-day event was held in Brasília before the BRICS Summit where heads of governments will meet
Lula to supporters: “We cannot allow militiamen to destroy the country we have built”
Outside Metal Workers’ Union, ex-president attacked Bolsonaro government and reiterated his will to fight for justice
Lula released from prison, developments in Syria, privacy and intelligence after Pegasus
In this episode of Mapping Faultlines, we first talk about Lula’s release. In Syria, Russian and Turkish troops have begun joint patrols. Finally, what next in the digital world after Pegasus?
- UN Security Council agrees to extend aid to rebel-held regions of Syria for six months
- Bolsonaro supporter murders Workers’ Party member at birthday party
- Uncertainty prevails in Sri Lanka as protesters wait for president, PM to quit
- Saudi forces violate ceasefire in Yemen, killing 17
- Bid to ‘normalize’ relations with Bulgaria sparks protest in North Macedonia
