Jair Bolsonaro

‘For Them, the Amazon Is for Capital Accumulation’
Left Voice interviewed Brazilian Marxist and environmentalist, Gilson Dantas on the recent fires in the Amazon and a socialist response.
Left Voice
September 9, 2019Brazilian Police Attempt to Confiscate Book Due to “Homosexual Content”
Rio de Janeiro's police were sent to a book fair to confiscate a book due to homosexual content- a kiss between two characters.
Maddox Wilson
September 9, 2019The Fires in the Amazon Were Set on Purpose
Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reported a record total of 72,843 fires this year, an 80 percent increase compared to 2018. Almost 10,000 of those fires were spotted in the last week. These fires were set on purpose and Bolsonaro is to blame.
Maryam Alaniz
August 22, 2019Brazilian Workers Strike Against Bolsonaro’s Pension Cuts
Work stoppages took place in 111 cities and towns, mainly in public transit. Demonstrations were held in 181 cities.
Esquerda Diário
June 17, 2019Brazil: Lula’s Imprisonment Was Never About Corruption. Now There is a Smoking Gun.
Chats published by The Intercept show that the judge who imprisoned Presidential candidate Inacio Lula da Silva systematically worked with the prosecution to strengthen their case.
Juan Andrés Gallardo
June 12, 2019Over a Million Brazilians Strike, Protest Against Bolsonaro’s Cuts to Education
Over a million people took the streets against Bolsonaro and his proposed cuts to education.
Esquerda Diário
May 16, 2019Workers at the American Museum of Natural History Protest Gala for Bolsonaro
The AMNH will host a gala organized by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce that invited the right wing president of Brazil, Jail Bolsonaro. Workers are demanding that the event be cancelled.
Museum Worker
April 12, 2019Brazilian Socialists Repudiate Bolsonaro’s Celebration of ‘64 Coup
On Sunday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered the celebration of Brazil’s 1964 coup, which established a military dictatorship. Below, we reprint a repudiation of this from Left Voice’s sister website in Brazil, Esquerda Diário.
Movimento Revolucionário de Trabalhadores
April 2, 2019Bolsonaro Orders Celebration of 1964 Military Coup
The Brazilian President called the military to commemorate the anniversary of Brazil's 1964 coup.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 30, 2019Trump and Bolsonaro: An Imperialist Bromance
Bolsonaro and Trump: a bromance or imperialist subservience?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
March 21, 2019