The threat of action by armed forces and police to block the election now appears more real. Earlier today, federal Brazilian highway police set up over 500 roadblocks across the country to prevent people from getting to voting locations. The Brazilian army helped in some of these locations, including setting

Recurring Donation $3.00 monthly $5.00 monthly $15.00 monthly $35.00 monthly $100.00 monthly $36.00 yearly $60.00 yearly $180.00 yearly $420.00 yearly $1,200.00 yearly One Time Donation While many outlets, even on the left, have largely ignored the presidential election in

Lula’s 77th birthday party begins in Rio pic.twitter.com/1yq76zYcpA — Mike Elk (@MikeElk) October 27, 2022 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL – It’s Lula’s 77th birthday, and the crowd for his street party in downtown Rio is decked out in red, the color of Lula’s Workers’ Party.

Folks,  Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where we are three days away from the presidential election.  Brazilian Military Rebuffs Bolsonaro Earlier this year, Bolsonaro appointed a special military commission to study voting fraud in the Brazilian first round and present their findings in a public report.  But earlier this month,