Conservatism in Brazil

In Brazil, the revelations from the “Pandora Papers” — a trove of leaked documents that have exposed offshore accounts of the rich and powerful — have rattled the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, with calls for the resignation of some of his top officials.

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s ties with America’s far-right movement deepen as Brazilian conservative groups expand their global connections.

Estimates say more than 100,000 people hit the streets in Brasília and Sao Paulo on Sept. 7, Brazil’s Independence Day. The numbers are far short of what President Bolsonaro was calling for — but it was still big.

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into new research that tests the question of whether women mayors in Brazil outperform their male counterparts in pandemic response.

On Tuesday, the heads of the Brazilian navy, army and air force jointly resigned after Bolsonaro removed the defense minister in a major Cabinet reshuffle. This comes on the anniversary of Brazil’s 1964 coup that ushered in a decadeslong dictatorship.