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Bolsonaro supporter murders Workers’ Party member at birthday party

Marcelo Arruda was celebrating his 50th birthday with a Worker’s Party-themed event when he was shot and killed by a right-wing Bolsonaro supporter

Brazil is bracing for a right-wing insurrection far worse than the 2021 US Capitol attack

Post-2020 US elections, right-wing groups stormed the Capitol. As we approach the 2022 elections, Brazil is bracing for something worse.

Lula could win Brazilian presidential elections if the first round was held today

In recent polls, the leftist former president has a strong lead over far-right incumbent Bolsonaro or any other candidate

“More than a political act, this is a call to action”: Lula to team up with Alckmin in bid for presidency

In a speech, Lula advocated for uniting a broad political spectrum against Bolsonaro in order to “reclaim democracy and recover sovereignty”

May Day: Worker’s struggle celebration is well-deserved after a momentous year

After a year of ongoing crisis, Peoples Dispatch looks back on some of the most important labor struggles of this past year.

Lula: It is the workers who drive the real economy

To Brazil’s former President, economic recovery can’t be separated from improving people’s living conditions

Washington watches as China and Latin America deepen their ties

Foreign policy experts in the US have alerted to the growing economic relationship between Latin America and China, a trend only expected to increase in the coming period

MST leader João Paulo Rodrigues on upcoming Brazilian elections

In an interview with OperaMundi, Rodrigues discusses Popular Committees and the demonstrations in favor of Lula’s candidacy

“Family agriculture has the capacity to feed our country,” says Lula during visit to MST

The event with the former president gathered 10 thousand people in the Eli Vive settlement of the MST in Paraná

In Latin America, 2021 saw major electoral victories against the right

Analysts evaluate that the upcoming elections in Colombia and Brazil will be decisive for regional integration

Left candidate Gabriel Boric wins presidential elections in Chile

Boric of the progressive coalition Approve Dignity has clinched a victory over far-right José Antonio Kast with 55% of the votes

“You can feel it, Lula president”: crowd welcomes former president in Buenos Aires

Visit by the former Brazilian president supports the Peronist government in its agenda of agreements with the IMF