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The Mirage of Security: The Dangerous Bukele Model
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

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6 days ago5 min read


Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle!: PCB
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.

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May 55 min read


Attack on Venezuela is a Threat to Latin America and Brazil: Brazilian Communists
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

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Jan 196 min read


The Angry Tide of the Latin American far right
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

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Nov 29, 20258 min read


Bolsonaro arrested and in preventative detention over flight fears
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

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Nov 22, 20251 min read


CELAC-EU Summit urges peace amid US escalation in the Caribbean
Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Brazilian President Lula da Silva expressed opposition to growing US militarism in the hemisphere. Screenshot image via X By Ricardo Vaz, People's Dispatch Latin American and European nations issued a call for peace and dialogue following a high-level summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU). “We reiterate our opposition to the threat or use of force and to any action that is

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Nov 11, 20253 min read


Bolsonaro found guilty
Bolsonaro testifying during his trial -- image via news video screenshot Various Sources UPDATE: After the fourth of five judges of the...

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Sep 11, 20252 min read


Development at a Standstill: Fiscal Rigidity as a Structural Constraint
Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Marcelo Depieri Starting in the 1990s, a new form of...

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Sep 9, 20256 min read


Desenvolvimento em travas: a rigidez fiscal como limite estrutural
Brazilian National Congress, 2025 -- Agência Senado from Brasilia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Marcelo Depieri A partir...

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Sep 6, 20256 min read


Against the aggression and blackmail of the USA! Down with imperialism!: PCB
Trump in August, 2025 -- public domain image Political Note from the Central Committee of the PCB The Central Committee of the Brazilian...

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Aug 28, 20257 min read


More Countries Condemn Trump's Imperialist Saber-Rattling Against Venezuela
An alliance of Latin American and Caribbean nations said Trump's military deployment poses "a threat to the stability and...

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Aug 24, 20253 min read


Brazilian Communists call for popular resistance to Trump's imperialist attacks
Trump and Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago, 2020 -- Alan Santos/PR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Political Statement by the Brazilian...

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Aug 1, 20253 min read


La última COP: ¿Será Brasil el anfitrión de una conferencia que salve el clima mundial?
IAEA Imagebank, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Miguel Enrique Stédile Treinta años han pasado desde que se celebró en Berlín...

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Jul 28, 20255 min read


The Last COP: Will Brazil Host a Conference that Saves the World’s Climate?
Lula during a 2023 ceremony announcing the holding of COP 30 in the city of Belém -- Palácio do Planalto from Brasilia, Brasil, CC BY...

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Jul 24, 20255 min read


It is not enough to wish for a new international order; it is necessary to fight for it: Díaz-Canel at BRICS
By Leticia Martínez & Alina Perera, translated from the Spanish RIO DE JANEIRO.- "Let us unite to promote the new international order we...

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Jul 8, 20253 min read


Progressive Latin American presidents are in Moscow for the Victory Parade
Latin American leaders from Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil have traveled to Moscow for the 80th anniversary of the Victory against the...

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May 9, 20254 min read


EU will never forgive the victory over fascism. Chief diplomat Kaja Kallas warns against attending “Victory Day” in Moscow.
Kaja Kallas in November 2024 -- European Parliament, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Arnold Schölzel, Unsere Zeit, 25 April 2025....

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Apr 24, 20253 min read


Cuba and Brazil commit to coordinating positions to protect the environment
Images via Estudios Revolución By Yaima Puig Meneses, translated from the Spanish "It is a pleasure to receive you in Cuba," First...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20252 min read


At least 196 environmental defenders were murdered in 2023
New Global Witness report documents the violence faced by those resisting extractive industries, with Latin America remaining the...
Michael Laxer
Sep 13, 20245 min read


Honduras, Nicaragua and Caribbean countries defend Venezuelan elections
“The United States has repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Latin America and the Caribbean, but not in favor of the people,...
Michael Laxer
Aug 27, 20244 min read
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