Brazilian artists protest the military dictatorship -- public domain image By Urariano Mota I was reflecting earlier and saw that the admirer reflects his character in the people he admires. The character of the idols is in the admirer. Even if he doesn't accomplish the great deeds of his idols, this admiration reveals the man who admires them. Thus, whoever elevates Mussolini to the rank of a great man is a fascist or a sympathizer of fascism. In his admiration he reveals hi

Image via X By Vijay Prashad In Minaçu, in the northern part of the Brazilian state of Goiás, the landscape bears the scars of an earlier mineral rush. For decades, the town depended on the Cana Brava asbestos mine, whose prosperity was inseparable from lethal illnesses and a long history of environmental damage. Now Minaçu has been recruited into another promised future. At the Pela Ema mine, Serra Verde extracts rare-earth elements required for electric motors, wind turbine

By Urariano Mota On Thursday, August 27, during TV Globo’s attempt to “execute” President Lula, the first thing to note is the disparity between the President and his interrogators. On one side of the table sat the greatest president in Brazilian history, one of the foremost leaders of our time, respected around the world as a new Pelé—this time, a genius for his achievements and his fight against hunger. On the other side of the table were two interviewers—for lack of a bett

By Joel Wendland-Liu The illusion of a constant present hides how most of our lives are experienced through memory. The physical imminence of the present—the sensation of concreteness, odors, sounds, vividness of sight, or tastes of the objectivity of the immediate now—continuously slips into memory. Still, memory may haunt the present, rendering it painful with an overwhelming sense of loss, despair of failure or falling short of goals, or perhaps with the emotions of nostal

Caetano Veloso -- image via X By Urariano Mota To our great surprise, Caetano Veloso turns 84 today. But 84?! If the seasons rule our lives, we can say of them what Nelson Rodrigues said about videotape during a discussion: “Time is stupid!” We say this because when we look at the faces of these artists, we see ourselves in them. Not so much because of their physical appearance—their features and bodies—which are in better shape than ours these days. Some of them, like Paulin

Image via the PCB The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) held its National Electoral Convention this Saturday, August 1st, at the plenary hall of the São Paulo City Council, confirming the candidacy of Edmilson Costa for President of the Republic and Cleusa Santos as vice-president. With the presence of party activists, the convention carried out a political act reaffirming the party's program for the elections, featuring speeches from the candidates confirmed in São Paulo and M

Editorial from the newspaper O Poder Popular (The People's Power) No. 107 (July 2026) We are living through moments of extreme concern in Latin America. The desperate tragedy resulting from the recent earthquake in Venezuela claimed the lives of more than 4,500 people and injured around 17,000, with the UN estimating that up to 50,000 individuals may be missing. The difficulties in confronting this grave problem are treated by the bourgeois mainstream media as being the exclu

An excerpt from the novel ‘Never-Ending Youth’ by Urariano Mota, translated by Peter Lownds By Urariano Mota “How do you listen to Ella Fitzgerald without a record player? I know that question will recur often in this story of recuperation. I wonder why? I do not know the answer, but I search for it. I look for it as I looked for my friend the terrorist’s face on a poster in 1970. Ironically, although I have no phonograph, the Party owns a mimeograph for which I am responsibl

Attlee, Truman and Stalin at Potsdam, Germany, circa 28 July -- 1 August 1945 By Urariano Mota Historical records indicate that the Potsdam Conference took place in Potsdam, Germany (near Berlin), beginning on 17 July 1945. The participants were the victorious Allies of the Second World War, amongst whom Stalin stood out with the glorious Red Army. Now and always is the time to stand firm against all propaganda from capitalist countries: this overwhelming victory of the Red A

Donald Trump, Eduardo and Flávio Bolsonaro, and Paulo Figueiredo in the White House's Oval Office on May 2026 -- public domain image By Urariano Mota These days, Brazilian President Lula was precise and eloquent when referring to the MP on leave of absence, Eduardo Bolsonaro: “He is betraying the country. This is true betrayal of the homeland. He went to the United States to incite the Americans against us”. Indeed, there is a cynical betrayal in these new ‘Corporal Ansel

Some excerpts from Alcir Pécora’s review of the novel “Never-Ending Youth” (A Mais Longa Duração da Juventude) by Urariano Mota in Racunho, Brazil’s literary journal (translated by Urariano Mota): ‘The Never-Ending Youth’ has a complex structure, full of twists and turns and flashbacks, as well as an unbridled ambition: to capture, in vivid detail, the decisive moments of the terrible years of 1972–73. Terrible, it is true, as the novel makes clear, yet significant as some of

Soledad Barrett By Urariano Mota These days, when the right comes back to power in several countries wearing its modern mask for fascismo, it's worth sharing a message I received about my books. A teacher and researcher, after reading “Soledad no Recife”, my book that tells the last days of the guerrilla Soledad Barrett in Recife, sent me this message on Instagram this week: "Hello, good afternoon. What can you tell me about the narrator's alienated love for Soledad? And what

Donald Trump and Flávio Bolsonaro in the White House's Oval Office on May 2026 -- public domain image Stop the Imperialist Offensive Against Brazil Political Note from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The recent actions of the Trump administration against Brazil definitively dismantle the illusions of those who believed it was possible to establish a relationship of trust with U.S. imperialism. Once again, a historical truth is confirmed: as the PCB has been warning for qu

The administration of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has given rise to a proposal we might call the ‘Bukele Model,’ in which, on the surface, has managed to politically seduce large majorities in our region to the point of making them prefer extreme authoritarianism in exchange for supposed public safety. Thanks to effective propaganda, this model may establish itself as a regional phenomenon in a ‘Our America’ marked by structural violence, where the promise of immedia

Image via the PCB Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle! The Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) assesses that the imperialist system, the more it intensifies its decline, the more it abuses violence and aggressiveness. What we are witnessing are not isolated incidents, but part of a global offensive by a decaying system that, through increased aggression and attacks, attempts to maintain its hegemony over the peoples.

PCB flag at a rally in 2020 -- Andreysantiago01, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped) PCB: 104 Years of a History of Struggles The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) celebrated 104 years of existence on March 25, 2026. This is a historic date because it represents over a century of trajectory for the country's oldest political operator, which has been present in all the struggles of the Brazilian proletariat throughout this period. Even while operating underground for m

Image via the PCdoB Renato Rabelo, a stalwart leader of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) at many difficult points in its history, died on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 83 after a long battle with cancer. His decades of struggle played an essential role in the evolution of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and in Brazil's democratic transition. Communists in Brazil, Switzerland and Chile have honoured Renato Rabelo's profound and lasting legacy. Renato Rabelo Leaves I

Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Resisting Imperialism with Popular Organization Attack on Venezuela is a Threat to Latin America and Brazil Political Statement by the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) The Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) expresses its unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan people in the face of the criminal imperialist attack carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and demands the freedom of Presiden

Photo via Alejandro Esquite By Katherin Hormigó Rubio, translated from the Spanish In Beijing, the Chinese government introduced the Third China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean. This document aims to summarize past experiences and thoroughly outline China's policy towards the region, with the goal of elevating relations and cooperation in various areas between China and LAC to a new level. The text delivered by Beijing's Assistant Foreign Minister Cai Wei em

The Cuban delegation held bilateral exchanges with representatives of Venezuela, China, Russia and other countries attending the People's Summit. Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 2025 -- A delegation led by the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and made up of representatives of the ICAP, FMC, CTC and the Network of Intellectuals in Defense of Humanity is participating in the BRICS People's Summit, which is being held from December 1 - 4 in Rio de Janeiro. The event, organized by the