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“WE CAN’T SAVE Brazil by killing old people,” says Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s next president. He is referring to the country’s main public-policy problem: a bill for pensions that eats up more than half of the federal budget and is growing at a rate four percentage points above inflation. He is not the only person in […]
Whether he reins it in will shape his presidency—and Brazil’s future
Brazilian right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro will head to the second round of the country’s election, facing leftist candidate Fernando Haddad on October 28, after narrowly failing to secure fifty percent of first round votes. Bolsonaro is leading the polls in the first round of the presidential election, with 47 percent of the vote and 92.5 percent […]
Former president of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will remove himself from the Workers Party ticket so his running mate Fernando Haddad can replace him on the October 7 ballot, Reuters reported citing sources. Lula, who has been serving his 12-year prison sentence for corruption since April, reportedly met with Haddad on Monday afternoon […]
The devastating fire at the National Museum of Brazil shows the importance of digitizing the world’s knowledge. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b9186c02276a32d7af43796/master/pass/brazilmuseumfire-1026318908.jpg
AP Photo/Leo Correa A massive fire ripped through Brazil’s 200-year-old National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. The museum houses more than 20 million items, ranging from archeological finds to historical memorabilia. There was no word of the possible cause late on Sunday, nor if there were casualties or the exact extent of damage. RIO DE JANEIRO […]
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has his presidential bid stalled after the Latin American country’s top electoral court ruled on Friday the veteran politician is ineligible to run due to his corruption conviction. Four judges out of a seven-member panel denied Lula the right to stand for the election following a tedious […]
11 Bit Studios’ grim survival sim Frostpunk received top honors at Brazil’s Independent Games (BIG) Festival’s award ceremony tonight, taking home the title of Best Game. BIG is one of Latin America’s biggest gaming events, celebrating Brazilian and international developers for the sixth year in a row. Frostpunk launched in…Read More
Brazilian President Michel Temer has signed a series of decrees designed to end a nationwide strike by truckers, who are protesting against rising diesel prices. It follows threats by Temer to bring in the army to clear the roads. Truckers have been blocking roads across Brazil, impeding deliveries of vital supplies to cities, since May […]
Brazil’s former President Lula da Silva has ended a 24-hour standoff between his supporters and federal authorities and has turned himself in to begin serving a 12-year sentence on corruption charges, which he is still appealing. Da Silva had remained inside the Metal Workers Union’s headquarters in Sao Paulo, surrounded by hundreds of supporters, ever […]
