We must stand with the Brazilian people in the fight for public health – Claudia Webbe MP

Official statistics showed that, as of last Tuesday, over 5,000 Brazilians had lost their lives to Covid-19. At the time of writing, that figure now stands at 8,588. (8/5/20)

Brazilians struggling for public health need our solidarity – Claudia Webbe MP

As Covid-19 cases skyrocket in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s reckless attitude has been met with widespread protest. Now is the time to push for change, writes Claudia Webbe MP, vice-chair of the Brazil Solidarity Initiative. (24/04/2020)

A Brazilian Diary of the Pandemic (Part II) – Bolsonaro’s Narrative Takes Hold

History Professors, Mateus Pereira & Valdei Araujo, of the Federal University of Ouro Preto, Mariana (Brazil) – continue to diary the corononavirus pandemic in Brazil and around the globe. (17/04/20)

One-Hundred days that will change the world? A retrospective diary from Brazil

History Professors, Mateus Pereira & Valdei Araujo, of the Federal University of Ouro Preto, chronicle 100 days of corononavirus and it’s ramifications in Brazil and around the globe. (09/04/20)

Bolsonaro’s Coronavirus Calamity – Claudia Webbe MP

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has launched a ‘Brazil Can’t Stop’ campaign to encourage people to work despite coronavirus. His disastrous response typifies a right-wing that values profits ahead of people’s lives, writes Labour MP Claudia Webbe. (7/4/2020)

“Captain Corona” sails his country into crisis – TUC

Brazil’s beleaguered Bolsonaro declares “We’ll all die one day”. Stephen Russell, from the British Trades Union Congress, explains why we need to be vocal about the far-right president’s failure to tackle the public health crisis . (3/4/20)

No bishops, no captains: Rio Carnaval vs the Far Right

This year’s Rio de Janeiro carnaval parade, which will take place on February 23rd and 24th, shows sings of being one of its most political ever, as voices of Rio’s black population rise up against the religious, social and economic persecution of the right wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro government