Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern.
Author: ERNESTO LONDOÑO and LETICIA CASADO
As Virus and Economic Woes Ravage Brazil, Bolsonaro Improvises and Confounds
Critics see the recent behavior of Brazil’s president — polarizing in the best of times — as an unnerving sign of a flailing leader. His strategy, if there is one, is difficult to discern.
Brazil Needs Coronavirus Vaccines. China Is Benefiting.
China is a major supplier of coronavirus vaccine, giving it enormous leverage in pandemic-ravaged nations. Brazil, recently hostile to the Chinese company Huawei, has suddenly changed its stance.
Under Pressure, Brazil’s Bolsonaro Forced to Fight Deforestation
After fending off international criticism on rainforest destruction, President Jair Bolsonaro caved to pressure and took steps to curb deforestation and forest fires.
As Bolsonaro Keeps Amazon Vows, Brazil’s Indigenous Fear ‘Ethnocide’
President Jair Bolsonaro is moving aggressively to open up the Amazon rainforest to commercial development, posing an existential threat to the tribes living there.
Will an Ex-Missionary Shield Brazil’s Tribes From Outsiders?
Critics fear uncontacted tribes may suffer “irreparable damage” after President Jair Bolsonaro appointed an anthropologist who is also an evangelical preacher to lead the National Indian Foundation.
Brazil Under Bolsonaro Has Message for Teenagers: Save Sex for Marriage
Brazil’s minister for women and families, an evangelical pastor, formulated a new abstinence campaign in consultation with a religious group. Critics say the move blurs the church-state line.
Glenn Greenwald in Bolsonaro’s Brazil: ‘I Trigger a Lot of Their Primal Rage’
The American journalist has found himself at the center of another political firestorm, this time over press freedom in Brazil.
Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cybercrimes in Brazil
Mr. Greenwald is accused of being part of a “criminal investigation” that hacked into the cellphones of prosecutors and public officials.