Soft coup

Shortly before former President Lula’s case was to be presented to the Supreme Court, the prosecutor Delton Dallagnol attempted to strike a deal,  whereby he would have been transferred to [...]

As momentum turns against right wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro and his ultra-neoliberal economic project, many former supporters have joined the opposition but refuse to demand the release of [...]

The election of Jair Bolsonaro sent shock-waves not only through Latin America but also across the world. Fiona Edwards speaks with Elias Jabbour, Professor at the Rio de Janeiro State [...]

Hank Johnson, a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chair of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, is asking the US Department of Justice to explain [...]

Brazilian justice is currently experiencing a serious credibility crisis within the international legal community. Today, it is clear that Lula was not entitled to a fair trial. It should be [...]

According to former US ambassador to Brazil, Thomas Shannon, the US were concerned about relations between Brazil and Venezuela, particularly with regard to the oil sector. Originally in [...]

New revelations from Brazil: Whistleblower-leaked records show the anti-corruption crusade, called Car Wash or Lava Jato, that put popular ex-president Lula da Silva in prison and paved the way [...]

Following the major political earthquake that erupted in Brazil last week with the publication by The Intercept of a series of exposés relating to Operation Car Wash, which resulted in the [...]

After vowing “consequences” over Marrero’s arrest, the US Treasury sanctioned Venezuela’s development bank BANDES and two major public banks. By Ricardo Vaz Published on Venezuelanalysis, Mar 22, [...]

Something peculiar is going on between Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his vice president, Gen. Hamilton Mourão. By Andrew Fishman, Alexandre de Santi Published on The Intercept, Feb 22, [...]