Por Pamela Cruz. Mexican Press Agency. Young Latinos were a visible force in the November 3 midterm elections in the United States: post-election polls show majority support for Democratic candidates among Latino voters under 30 and participation that helped decide key races, from Texas to California. The CNN Voter Poll estimated that 74 percent of…
In recent months, U.S. President Donald Trump’s disapproval rating has grown, reaching 61%. The U.S. midterm elections will have important Implications for Brazil. by Lucas Pordeus León Approximately 210 million voters in the United States head to the polls this Tuesday, October 3, to elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives, as well…
By Rafael Soares Gonçalves, historian and professor at PUC-Rio; Celso Sanchez, biologist and professor at UNIRIO Brazil is spelled with an S in Portuguese and with a Z in English. The important composer and psychiatrist Aldir Blanc wrote a samba that became famous in the voice of the renowned Brazilian singer Elis Regina. In the…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva achieved a surprising victory, unlike any before in the country. His reelection also runs counter to the recent trend of far-right wins in Latin America. by Michael Fox From The World Hundreds of supporters of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gathered around a bar as the…
The Workers Party’s long recovery of the urban vote continues as Lula wins 49% of the vote in Brazil’s 200 largest cities, up from the party’s historic low point of 38% in 2018 Brasil 247 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection to a fourth term by gaining ground in Brazil’s largest cities while…
The United States has an explicit strategy for interfering in Latin American elections, and the contest in Brazil is taking place in abnormal conditions. by Natalia Fingermann and Rafael Ioris Following the results of the first round of the 2026 elections, most journalists commented on the errors in Lula’s campaign, while numerous influencers proposed better…
What happens when, on one side, the government holds a high concentration of power, including over the media, and on the other, young people are organizing in novel ways to defeat government control? That is the question four scholars discussed in the case of Serbia at the panel “A captured field, an Open’s Contest: Serbia’s…
“We cannot allow Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg to continue profiting from lies and manipulation,” said student leader Camila Moraes. “We must defend Brazilian sovereignty.” Protesters targeted the multinational corporation Meta, on Monday, October 19, in Itaim Bibi, a neighborhood in São Paulo. Meta owns WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. According to the organizers,…
One week before the 2026 second round presidential election, the decisive question is what each citizen is willing to do to turn their convictions into responsible action Brazil has arrived at the decisive week of an election that comes down to a choice that is more important than any single contest between candidates. What’s being…
The organization ‘CTRL+Z’ has launched a campaign to expose the Big Tech company’s attempt to interfere in the Brazilian elections via social media. by Júlia Motta In recent days, Meta has censored 1,088 accounts supporting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva across its social media platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram), according to a survey conducted…