‘SERIOUS THREAT’
Galvanized by far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of Brazil on Tuesday, putting the future of the country in question.
Ana Ionova is a freelance journalist covering politics, human rights, migration, and the environment in Brazil.
FRENZY
From bribing nurses to impersonating the dead, Brazil’s rich and powerful are hijacking the country’s vaccine rollout at the expense of the most vulnerable citizens.
WAR ON SCIENCE
Brazil’s top scientists have accused the president of muzzling COVID research and fueling a relentless barrage of attacks against them, including death threats.
CLOWN SCHOOL
Brazil is on course to set a grim new world-record COVID death rate assisted by a president who is undermining every effort to save the lives of his own citizens.
THE COMEBACK
With his corruption convictions scrapped, Brazil’s ex-President Lula is now free to run for the presidency—making way for a fiery showdown against Bolsonaro.