Help Us Cover Autoworkers Fighting Back in Bolsonaro’s Stronghold
Folks, This week, I will be traveling in Curitiba, Paraná, a stronghold of Bolsonaro support. In the state of Paraná, people voted for Bolsonaro 55% to…
The Brazilian Union-Owned Vacation Spots Under Threat from Bolsonaro
Peruíbe, Brasil – Peruíbe has one of the longest, most pristine beaches in the state of São Paulo. Bordered by the mountains of the 200,000-acre…
Major Railroad Union Votes Down Deal – Afro-Brazilian Teachers’ Union Leader Elected in Bolsonaro Stronghold – Amazon Workers Walk Out at 4 Facilities
Folks, Greetings from Rio, where I am very thankful to all our readers who donated to help me replace my iPhone. Help Accessing WhatsApp &…
DataFolha: Lula 49% – Bolsonaro 44% – CA Amazon Workers to Strike – Facebook Janitors to Strike
Folks, Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where it’s been a hectic couple of days fixing my laptop and replacing my iPhone that was stolen. Big…
Lula Picks Up Endorsements of Rivals – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reporters Cross Picket Line – WVU Staff Walk Out
Folks, Greetings from Rio de Janeiro, where I’ve just gotten back from touring Pontifical Catholic University, a school where I studied journalism in Portuguese nearly…
Victory Parties Canceled as Brazilian Dig In for Runoff Election Fight
SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, BRASIL – Ever since Lula was first elected as Brasil’s president 20 years ago in 2002, 39-year-old Fernando Selestrino has come…
Biden’s Pro-Union Speeches Helped Brazilian Unions Fight Bolsonaro
SÃO PAULO, BRASIL – On the front cover of São Paulo’s April 2021 tire workers union newsletter is a photo of President Joe Biden speaking…
Datafolha Poll: Lula 50% – Bolsonaro 36% – Lula Could Avoid Runoff & Create Momentum for Down-ballot Workers Party Races
Folks, Greetings from Rua de Primeiro de Maio in Santo André, Brasil, a street that celebrates May Day in an industrial city of about 700,000…
Washington Brazil Office Warns of Militia Violence Ahead of Sunday’s Election
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “I don’t see any way that Lula cannot win the election in the second round — unless they kill him,” says James…
Help us Cover the Brazilian Presidential Election This October
This October, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former auto worker turned union leader and former president of Brasil from 2003 to 2010, will face…
Brazilian Police Warn of “Unprecedented” Political Violence – Alabama Prison Labor Goes on Strike – NYT Reporters Move Closer to Strike
Greetings from Washington, D.C., where I’m getting ready to fly out to Rio de Janeiro in less than 24 hours. Thanks again to all our…
YouTube Pushes Bolsonaro’s Election Theft Conspiracy – 1,000 SF Airport Workers Strike – Utah Movie Theater Workers Strike
L’Shana Tova from Washington DC, where I’m writing this newsletter from Politics & Prose, which recently became the first bookstore in DC to win a…