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

José Antonio Kast campaigning in Chile in October -- Equipo Kast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Vijay Prashad The far right in Latin America is angry. Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Argentina’s Javier Milei always look furious, and they always speak loudly and aggressively. Testosterone leaks from their pores, a toxic sweat that has spread across the region. It would be easy to say that this is the impact of Donald Trump’s own brand of neo-fascism, but this is not true. Th

Lands managed by Afro-descendant peoples in the Amazon experience dramatically lower deforestation and house some of the planet’s richest ecosystems—showing how centuries-old stewardship can guide global conservation. A view of part of the Brazilian Amazon -- Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Reynard Loki Spanning nine nations and covering more than 5.5 million square kilometers —roughly the size of the continental United States—the Amazon is the world

Image via X Various Sources Trump ally former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested and placed in preventative detention on Saturday months after his conviction for attempting a coup, ahead of serving a 27-year prison sentence. Bolsonaro was sentenced in September to 27 years and three months in prison for orchestrating an attempted coup after losing the 2022 presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The Supreme Court convicted him of trying to undermine B

The Master Bank Scandal: FOR THE NATIONALIZATION OF BANKS UNDER POPULAR CONTROL! Political Statement from the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) This Tuesday, November 18, the Brazilian people learned of a police operation against a criminal organization that embezzled billions of reais from the Bank of Brasília and compromised additional billions in resources from pension funds of municipalities and the State of Rio de Janeiro. Since the headquarters of this criminal organizati

The end of the first week of COP30 saw a protest organized by social and environmental movements, bringing together Indigenous groups, youth, NGOs, and activists demanding climate justice, an end to fossil fuels, and real participation in negotiations. Image from the march via X By Manish Chandra Mishra, Mongabay Family farmers, traditional communities and Indigenous peoples led the People’s Summit Unified March, a climate justice protest, on November 15, bringing colour and

People march in Belem, Brazil on November 15 as part of the popular protests outside of COP30 -- news screenshot via X By Cade Dunbar On Friday, 17 October 2025, the UN Development Programme released the 2025 edition of its Multidimensional Poverty Index Report . For the first time, the report directly evaluates their multidimensional poverty data against climate hazards, exposing the extent to which the world’s poor are threatened by the environmental crisis. According to th

Washington’s unease is rising as Brazil’s Pix bypasses U.S.-dominated payment networks. The country’s digital payment revolution may soon be impossible to contain as other countries adapt their own models. By John P. Ruehl The Trump administration’s July 2025 decision to have the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) investigate Brazil’s “ attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices ,” followed by the launch of 50 percent tari

Image via the PCC Via the PCC, translated from the Spanish The head of the Departamento de Atención al Sector Social of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Rolando Yero Travieso, held discussions with Ana Prestes, Secretary of International Relations of the Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) and Ricardo Alemão Abreu, Director of Cooperation at the Mauricio Grabois Foundation. Yero Travieso emphasized that this visit confirms the strong state of relation