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Political Crisis in Brazil II
9 | April | 2018

The Brazilians went back to the streets against the government, demanding the demotion of the president, Michel Temer. This time the demonstration was about the revelation of a recorded conversation that indicates the president was involved in bribing.

 

 

 

Opinions & Analysis | Editorials | News 

Opinions & Analysis
Condena a Lula: división de poderes sin imperio de la ley [09/04/2018]
Juan Vicente Bachiller, Política Exterior

Brazilian Democracy in Peril[20/03/2018]
Gianpaolo Baiocchi & Marcelo K. Silva, Boston Review

Brazil at the Liberal Crossroads [13/02/2018]
Arminio Fraga & Robert Muggah, Project Syndicate

System Failure: Behind the Rise of Jair Bolsonaro [01/2018]
Brian Winter, Americas Quarterly

The Rise of the Brazilian Evangelicals [24/01/2018]
Chayenne Polimédio, The Atlantic

What Happened to Brazil’s Civic Activism? [19/12/2017]
Marisa von Bülow, CEIP

Wanted: A (Sane) Brazilian President Who Can Stop the Violence [11/10/2017]
Brian Winter, America’s Quarterly

Brazilian Malaise in the ‘Asian Century’ [12/09/2017]
Dawisson Belem Lopes, The Diplomat

Brasil un año después del 'impeachment' [31/08/2017]
Juan Vicente Bachiller, Política Exterior

Brazil and the crisis of the liberal world order [28/08/2017]
Gideon Rachman, Financial Times 

Democracia sin pueblo [22/08/2017]
Eliane Brum, El País

How Long Can Michel Temer Last as President of Brazil? [04/08/2017]
Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic

The Twilight of Brazil's Anti-Corruption Movement [28/07/2017]
Celso Barros, The Atlantic

We've Been Here Before: An Interview with Fernando Henrique Cardoso [07/2017]
Brian Winter, America’s Quarterly

The Protracted Brazilian Crisis [21/07/2017]
Erik Ribeiro, IDSA

Brazil Is Tired. Guess Who Benefits? [20/07/2017]
Brian Winter, America’s Quarterly

A la sombra de Odebrecht [16/07/2017]
Héctor E. Schamis, El País

After Lula's Corruption Conviction [14/07/2017]
Juan de Onis, Foreign Affairs

The scandal and tragedy of Lula's corruption conviction [13/07/2017]
Sean W Burges, Al Jazeera

The Most Important Criminal Conviction in Brazil’s History [13/07/2017]
Alex Cuadros, New Yorker

The Most Pitiful Job in Brazil [11/07/2017]
Vanessa Barbara, New York Times

Michel Temer, o presidente decorativo [05/07/2017]
Carla Guimarães, El País

Will 2018 Bring a Mandate for Change in Brazil? [12/06/2017]
Matthew M. Taylor, CFR

Brazil Has Become a Gangland [06/06/2017]
Chris Feliciano Arnold, Foreign Policy

Brazil’s Most Underreported Reform Battle [02/06/2017]
Matthew M. Taylor, Council on Foreign Relations

Brazil's Best Shot Against Corruption [02/06/2017]
Moises Costa, Foreign Affairs

La recomposición del pacto en Brasil [30/05/2017]
Fernando López D’Alesandro, El Pais

Brazil’s Crisis: How Fighting Corruption Could Imperil Political Stability [27/05/2017]
Amanda Taub, The New York Times

Brazil plunges once more into political crisis, jeopardizing economic recovery [26/05/2017]
Terry L. McCoy, The Conversation

Brazil in Crisis and the Challenges for the Left [26/05/2017]
Manuel Larrabure, Socialist Project

What the Latest Crisis Means for Brazil [26/05/2017]
Alex Cuadros, The New Yorker

Culture of corruption engulfs Brazilian elite [25/05/2017]
Joe Leahy, Andres Schipani, Financial Times

The Silver Lining to Brazil's Never-Ending Corruption Scandal [24/05/2017]
Ian Bremmer, Time

Nosso trágico destino [24/05/2017]
Luiz Ruffato, El Pais

Tarso Genro: “Temer perdeu o apoio do oligopólio da mídia e não vai se sustentar” [23/05/2017]
Entrevista a Tarso Genro, El Pais

What next for Brazil’s decaying kleptocracy? [21/05/2017]
Dawisson Belem Lopes, Al Jazeera

La destitución, ante el peligro de que sea demasiado pronto o muy tarde [21/05/2017]
Aníbal Pérez-Liñan, La Nacion

Temer's Gambit [19/05/2017]
Matthew M. Taylor, Council on Foreign Relations

Brazil's President Should Resign [19/05/2017]
Mac Margolis, Bloomberg View

'Essa ideia da sociedade de que ninguém presta é muito perigosa', diz Boris Fausto [19/05/2017]
Entrevista a Boris Fausto, BBC

Brazil's Year of Living Dangerously [19/05/2017]
Maurício Santoro, Americas Quarterly

What Will Emerge from the Current Political Crisis? [19/05/2017]
João Carlos Magalhães, PulAmérica

Temer diz que é vítima de conspiração [18/05/2017]
Andreza Matais, O Estado de S. Paulo

Two possible paths for Brazil’s most beloved ex-leader: Prison or the presidency [13/05/2017]
Marina Lopes, The Washington Post

Will 2018 Bring a Mandate for Change in Brazil? [12/05/2017]
Matthew M. Taylor, Council on Foreign Relations

¿Se mirarán a los ojos Lula y Moro? [10/05/2017]
Juan Arias, El Pais

We Need to Talk About Lula [08/05/2017]
Brian Winter, Americas Quarterly

Why Brazilian Politics Needs a Radical Makeover [25/04/2017]
Eduardo Mello e Matias Spektor, Americas Quarterly

How Brazil’s Crisis Is Bleeding into the Rest of South America [25/04/2017]
Oliver Stuenkel, Americas Quarterly

Rumblings of a Constitutional Assembly in Brazil [19/04/2017]
Matthew M. Taylor, Council on Foreign Relations

Inquéritos de Fachin revelam um sistema político podre e disfuncional [13/04/2017]
Matias Spektor, A Folha de S. Paulo

 

Editorials
Lula, condenado [14/07/2017]
El País

The Conviction of Lula and the Future of Brazil’s Political Purge [14/07/2017]
The Economist

Brazilian Justice Has a Long Way to Go [13/07/2017]
Bloomberg

Brazil’s Army Is Becoming a De-Facto Police Force [08/07/2017]
The Economist

Déjà vu in Brazil: Temer caught in scandal; country braces for instability [07/07/2017]
The Hindu

Brazil’s elite is being eaten alive by corruption [28/05/2017]
The Washington Post

Clean political hands needed to reform Brazil [28/05/2017]
Financial Times

The Guardian view on Brazilian corruption: the public deserve a voice [23/05/2017]
The Guardian

Agonía brasileña [20/05/2017]
El Pais

A renúncia do presidente [19/05/2017]
O Globo

What It Will Take to Stop Corruption in Brazil [19/05/2017]
Bloomberg View

 

News 
La Cour suprême du Brésil donne son feu vert à l’incarcération de l’ex-président Lula [05/04/2018]
Claire Gatinois, Le Monde

In Brazil, Nostalgia Grows for the Dictatorship—Not the Brutality, but the Law and Order [15/03/2018]
Marina Lopes, The Washington Post

Brazil’s Angry Millennials Are Forming Their Own Tea Party and Occupy Movements [04/03/2018]
Marina Lopes, The Washington Post

Brasil vive grave crise democrática, diz ONG alemã [31/01/2018]
DW

Brazil’s Left Sticks by Wounded Lula; ‘No Plan B’ [25/01/2018]
Anthony Boadle & Eduardo Simões, Reuters

Brazil’s ‘Lula’ to Run for President Despite Losing Corruption Appeal [25/01/2018]
Paul Kiernan and Paulo Trevisani, Wall Street Journal

"Brasil é vítima do seu Congresso", diz instituto francês [25/01/2018]
Jean-Philip Struck, DW

Upending Brazil’s Presidential Race, Court Upholds Former Leader’s Conviction [24/01/2018]
Ernesto Londoño, The New York Times

Brazilian Minister Quits in Sign of Rift in Temer’s Coalition [13/11/2017]
Reuters

Bolsonaro é um ‘populista perigoso’, diz professor de Stanford [04/11/2017]
Guilherme Amado, Globo

Split in Temer Ruling Coalition Likely Dooms Reform Agenda [26/10/2017]
Anthony Boadle, Reuters

Brazil’s Temer Makes Concessions to Survive in Office [25/10/2017]
Anthony Boadle, Reuters

Brazil’s Senate Confronts Court, Returns Suspended Lawmaker [17/10/2017]
Mauricio Savarese, Washington Post

Accused of corruption, popularity near zero – why is Temer still Brazil's president? [17/10/2017]
Dom Phillips, The Guardian

Janot relaciona apoio de impeachment pelo PMDB ao avanço da Lava Jato  [14/09/2017]
Beatriz Bulla, Estadão

Brésil : Michel Temer à nouveau accusé de corruption [14/09/2017]
Claire Gatinois, Le Monde

Brazil's top court approves new graft probe of President Temer [12/09/2017]
Reuters

Au Brésil, les anciens présidents Lula et Rousseff accusés d’avoir formé un cartel [06/09/2017]
Le Monde

'Semipresidencialismo' é gambiarra institucional, diz Luiz Felipe de Alencastro [28/08/2017]
Mário Cesar Carvalho, Folha

Brazil's Temer scrambles for support to block corruption trial [27/07/2017]
Anthony Boadle, Reuters

Temer e Maia, a queda de braço cada vez mais explícita em Brasília [20/07/2017]
Gil Alessi, El País

Brasil sem Lula em 2018: quem ganharia e quem perderia no xadrez político [18/07/2017]
Gil Alessi, El País

Temer fabrica vitória na CCJ, mas votação decisiva na Câmara fica para agosto [14/07/2017]
Afonso Benites, El País

Brazilian MPs Vote Not to Put Michel Temer on Trial for Corruption [14/07/2017]
DW

In Brazil, Political Rivals Face a Common Threat: A Rising Judiciary [14/07/2017]
Ernesto Londoño and Shannon Sims, New York Times

In Lula's Shadow, Brazil's Shipbuilders Struggle to Right Themselves [13/07/2017]
Dom Phillips, New York Times

Brazil's ex-President Lula convicted of corruption [13/07/2017]
BBC

Former Brazilian president Lula convicted of corruption and money laundering [12/07/2017]
Marina Lopes, Washington Post

As Brazil Economy Recovers, Its Politics Again Disintegrate [10/07/2017]
Samy Adghirni and Simone Preissler Iglesias, Bloomberg

Brazilian Authorities Disbanding Team That Investigates Mass Corruption Scandal [10/07/2017]
Marina Lopes, The Washington Post

Para Rodrigo Maia, la decisión sobre Temer "será rápida" [09/07/2017]
Marcia Carmo, Clarín

Encurralada, gestão Temer vê ameaça de colapso em mais serviços públicos [08/07/2017]
Afonso Benites, El País

Brazilians questioning whether big probe will end corruption [07/07/2017]
Sarah Dilorenzo and Peter Prengaman, Washington Post

Enfraquecido, Temer vai ao G20 para controle de danos [04/07/2017]
Deutsche Welle

Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption [27/06/2017]
BBC

Michel Temer: Court rules in favour of Brazil leader [09/06/2017]
BBC

Surgen divisiones en el principal partido que sostiene a Michel Temer [02/06/2017]
Clarín

How to cope with Brazil’s political crisis [25/05/2017]
The Economist

Chinese firms should prepare to deal with fallout from mounting crisis in Brazil [25/05/2017]
The Global Times

Brazil's Temer ends deployment of troops in capital in face of backlash [25/05/2017]
Reuters

Rodrigo Maia ganha força em eventual sucessão de Temer [24/05/2017]
El Pais

If Brazil President Goes, Here Are Possible Replacements [24/05/2017]
The New York Times

Scandal in Brazil Raises Fear of Turmoil’s Return [19/05/2017]
The New York Times

MBL recua em pedido de renúncia e Vem Pra Rua adia ato contra Temer [19/05/2017]
A Folha de S. Paulo

Argentina treme diante da crise brasileira [19/05/2017]
El Pais

STF envia ao Planalto gravações de Joesley Batista; ouça trecho em que Temer diz 'tem que manter isso' [18/05/2017]
G1

Após denúncias envolvendo Temer e Aécio, FHC fala em renúncia... [18/05/2017]
UOL

PEC que propõe eleições diretas está pautada para terça-feira [18/05/2017]
Estado de São Paulo

New scandal erupts that threatens to force out Brazilian President Temer [18/05/2017]
The Washington Post

Brazil President Endorsed Businessman’s Bribes in Secret Tape, Newspaper Says [17/05/2017]
The New York Times

How Brazil’s political class came undone [02/05/2017]
The Washington Post

Dilma Rousseff: “América Latina está regresando al neoliberalismo” [25/04/2017]
El Pais

Brazil’s political class is in crisis as over 100 are investigated for corruption [12/04/2017]
The Washington Post