Who is Zé Maria?
Longtime Brazilian industrial union leader and political activist faces a two-year prison sentence for speech in defense of Palestinian liberation. By PSTU – Brazil Published on May 8, 2026 and reprinted from the Workers’ Voice website. The trajectory of José Maria de Almeida, Zé Maria, is intertwined with the recent history of the Brazilian workers’ […]
Brazil: Bolsonaro Falls, But the Far Right and U.S. Intervention Remain
Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 presidential election to Lula da Silva. The trial confirmed what was already obvious: Bolsonaro was the leader of a criminal organization that tried to sabotage Brazil’s democratic institutions. His supporters stormed government buildings in January […]
Record Harvests, Rising Hunger: Brazil’s Agro-Industrial Boom Based on Exploitation and Exports
A recent report by Brasil de Fato highlights a shocking contradiction at the heart of Brazil’s agricultural economy. The country is on track to achieve a record harvest this year, with nearly 330 million tons of crops expected. Yet food prices continue to rise, and inflation is hitting working-class families hardest. This contradiction is no […]
Brazil’s Pantanal Ravaged By Fire
The Pantanal is burning; droughts and deforestation in recent years, along with climate change, have contributed to the size of the fires.
Brazil: Did the Left’s Victory Avoid the Worst?
November 1, 2022, Editorial of the Workplace Newsletters of the Etincelle fraction of the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) in France, translated from French. With 50.9% of the vote, Lula, the candidate of the Brazilian left, won against the far-right President, Jair Bolsonaro. Barely two million votes separate the two candidates out of 128 million voters […]
Brazil: A First Look at Lula’s Victory in the Second Round of Elections
Lula da Silva won a slight victory over Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election.
Brazil: Elections on October 2 and Pro-Democracy Letters
This is a translation of an article by Rafael Santos of the Partido Obrero (Workers’ Party) in Argentina, published on its website, Prensa Obrera on Aug. 18, 2022. Its analyses are those of a Trotskyist current, with information and perspective that should be interesting to our readership. On October 2, elections will be held in […]
Brazil: Anti-Racist Protests Explode
Thousands of people in Brazil protested against the murder of Moise Kabagambe, a Congolese immigrant.
Brazil: Demonstrators Cry, “Bolsonaro Out!”
Brazilians are protesting against Bolsonaro’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus, the Amazon Rainforest, and a World in Turmoil
Government-endorsed deforestation in the Amazon rainforest threatens genocide of indigenous communities while increasing the risk of more pandemics and wildfires.
Brazil – The Most Inefficient President in the World Risks Workers’ Lives
Bolsonaro and the Brazilian bosses don’t think they need to pay attention to what ordinary working people need.