Brazil on Fire
In the lead-up to the high-stakes national elections on Oct. 2, Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox takes listeners on a journey to understand Brazil’s turn toward fascism under President Jair Bolsonaro—and how the US helped push it along—in this special podcast series.
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Brazil on Fire: An autopsy of Bolsonaro’s failed coup
The failed Jan. 8th ‘invasion’ of Brasilia has united Brazil behind Lula’s agenda to rebuild the country. But the battle for Brazil’s future isn’t over yet.
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How Steve Bannon is influencing Bolsonaro’s playbook
Lula is Brazil’s President-elect. But Bolsonaro supporters continue to protest. And they’re backed by the international far right.
Bolsonaro supporters reject Lula’s clear presidential victory in Brazil
Officially, the election is over. But the fight for Brazil’s future rages on.
In Brazil, disinformation campaign puts democracy at risk
As fake news skyrockets, a Brazilian media scholar reflects on what’s at stake in the final days before the country’s crucial presidential vote.
Brazil on Fire: Supporters in Northeastern Brazil hope to lift Lula to victory
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been campaigning hard ahead of the Oct. 30 runoff election. Michael Fox reports from a rally in the northeastern city of Recife.
Brazil on Fire: Elections update with BrasilWire’s Brian Mier
The first round in Brazil’s elections did not secure the presidency for Lula, and showed greater support for Bolsonaro than many expected. Both campaigns are now in a race to win over remaining voters ahead of the Oct. 30 runoff.
Lula vs Bolsonaro: Countdown to Brazil’s elections
Brazil’s elections are set to begin this Sunday, Oct. 2. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez and ‘Brazil on Fire’ host Michael Fox discuss what’s at stake for the country’s future.
Brazil on Fire Episode 6: Amazon up in Smoke
Brazil’s war against Indigenous peoples is as old as Brazil itself, but Bolsonaro’s administration has sought to accelerate the destruction of the Amazon and its peoples.
Brazil on Fire Episode 5: Ghosts of the Past
Brazil’s military dictatorship was a dark time in the country’s history. Hundreds were killed. Thousands jailed and tortured. And it is an era that President Jair Bolsonaro remembers with nostalgia.
Brazil on Fire Episode 4: Nazis on your Street
Bolsonaro’s presidency emboldened fascists to proclaim their beliefs from the streets to the halls of power, but Nazis have a long historical presence in Brazil reaching back to the early days of European fascism.
Brazil on Fire Episode 3: God Above Everyone
How Brazil’s growing Evangelical Christian movement set the stage for Bolsonaro’s rise to power.
Brazil on Fire Episode 2: Free Lula
Six months before the 2018 Brazilian election, a judge jailed frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on corruption charges in what many considered a sham trial set up by the United States. The result was a clear path for Bolsonaro to take the presidency.
Brazil on Fire Episode 1: Violence and the Culture War
Bolsonaro’s rise to the presidency was marked by a wave of political violence perpetrated by his followers. Here’s how the hallmarks of the culture war, manufactured in the United States, came to define a virulent right-wing movement in Brazil that paved the way for Bolsonaro’s ascendance.
Brazil on Fire: Democracy and Dictatorship
Journalist Michael Fox takes a bird’s-eye view of the Bolsonaro administration, and what lies ahead for Brazil’s next presidential election.
Brazil on Fire – The rise of Bolsonaro
In the lead-up to the high-stakes national elections on Oct. 2, Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox takes listeners on a journey to understand Brazil’s turn toward fascism under President Jair Bolsonaro—and how the US helped push it along—in this special podcast series.