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Filmmaker Sandra Kogut on capturing Brazil's polarised election

A woman who captured on film Brazil's presidential election and the subsequent coup attempt as supporters of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the National Congress has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how her film has become a real historical document. Sandra Kogut had given out cameras and asked people…

France 24

São Paulo election ‘a horror show’ as candidates trade blows and insults

Two televised debates ahead of 6 October mayoral election turn physically violent, with participants treated in hospital

The Guardian - US

How the ‘New Right’ in Latin America differs from other emerging far-right movements

Following the end of the progressive wave of the 2000s and 2010s in Latin America, the right has reinvented itself and regained political space.

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Elon Musk's X Complies With Demands From Brazilian Supreme Court to be Unblocked in the Country

The social media platform named a legal representative in the country and blocked accounts that a justice said spread misinformation and undermined Brazilian democracy

Latin Times

‘It’s guerrilla warfare’: Brazil fire teams fight Amazon blazes – and the arsonists who start them

Firefighters and police in Rondônia battle fires intensified by both the climate crisis and a criminal assault on the rainforest

The Guardian - US

Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block

Justice Alexandre de Moraes imposes $900,000 daily fine on banned social media platform in dispute with Elon Musk

The Guardian - US

Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access

Some Brazilian users were reconnecting with X on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court’s recent nationwide ban, the result of the social network apparently changing the way its servers are accessed

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Brazilian Supreme Court judge seizes millions from Musk's Starlink accounts to pay for X fines

The move was questioned by local analysts, but Justice Alexandre de Moraes said they are part of a "de facto economic group"

Latin Times

By showing Musk’s X the red card, has Brazil scored a goal for all democracies?

A Brazilian justice ordering the platform to be blocked until it complies with state laws is a first among non-autocratic nations

The Guardian - UK

Glenn Greenwald: Why Did Brazil Ban X?

Glenn Greenwald discusses Brazil's ban of X, the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, and the global crackdown on speech on Just Asking Questions.

Reason

Pablo Marcal: Brazil's Conservative Newcomer Jolts Sao Paulo Mayor Race

Brazil's breakout right-wing sensation Pablo Marcal is a fiery 37-year-old influencer who rails against the "woke" agenda, and has stirred up the mayoral race in the megalopolis Sao Paulo.

International Business Times

Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation

The Independent UK

Violence against Brazil's indigenous people increased despite Lula's efforts to reclaim native lands

Lula da Silva has accused his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, of committing "genocide"

Latin Times

Brazil's Shutdown Of X Fans Debate Over Free Speech Curbs

Is Brazil's shutdown of Elon Musk's X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?

International Business Times

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The Conversation

What remains of ‘Operation Car Wash’, Brazil’s historic anti-corruption probe?

Ten years ago, in March 2014, prosecutors in the Brazilian city of Curitiba transformed a money laundering investigation into a historic anti-corruption probe known as Operação Lava Jato (Operation Car Wash). The probe uncovered evidence of corruption involving some of Brazil’s largest companies and most powerful politicians.

The Conversation

Elon Musk’s feud with Brazilian judge is much more than a personal spat − it’s about national sovereignty, freedom of speech and the rule of law

It is easy to get distracted by the barbs, swipes and bluster of the ongoing and very public spat between the world’s richest man and a fierce justice on Brazil’s highest court. Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, posts regularly of his contempt for Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de…

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Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'

A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally

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International Business Times

Brazil's Right Rallies For 'Freedom' After X Blow

Led by beleaguered ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's political right will rally for "democracy and freedom" Saturday amid a free speech tussle that has seen X, their preferred social platform, suspended in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s human rights minister sacked over sexual harassment allegations

International Business Times

Brazilians Flock To Bluesky And Threads After X Suspension

Millions of Brazilians, including the president, have flocked to social media platforms such as Threads or Bluesky, where Portuguese has become the most spoken language in the few days since Elon Musk's X was shut down in the country.

The Guardian - UK

Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’

Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders

International Business Times

Brazil's Supreme Court Confirms Suspension Of Elon Musk's X

The court has ratified the decision by one of its judges to suspend X for alleged judicial transgressions after platform was accused of hosting right-wing 'digital militias'

The Guardian - UK

Brazil’s supreme court upholds ban on Elon Musk’s X over ‘illegal conduct’

Refusal to comply with local laws suggests social media company ‘considered itself above the rule of law’, says judge

Latin Times

Brazilian Supreme court upholds X ban in the country as feud with Musk continues

Two additional justices sided with Alexandre de Moraes' decision last week, forming a majority in a five-member panel

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