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6Nov By SHOAHNo Comments
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Bolsonaro: A Monster Engineered by Our Corporate Media

NOVANEWS Despite their professed concern, the plutocrats and their media spokespeople much prefer a far-right populist like Trump or Bolsonaro to a populist leader of the genuine left by: Jonathan Cook Protesters carry posters against the far-right’s presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 29, 2018. Protesters carry posters against the far-right’s presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Sept. 29, 2018. (Photo: Victor Moriyama/Getty Images) With Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil’s presidential election at the weekend, the doom-mongers among western elites are out in force once again. His success, like Donald Trump’s, has confirmed a long-held prejudice: that the people cannot be trusted; that, when empowered, the...
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30Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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Collapse of Democracy in Brazil?

NOVANEWS Jair Bolsonaro By: Global Research For seventeen years, Global Research, together with partner independent media organizations, has sought Truth in Media with a view to eventually “disarming” the corporate media’s disinformation crusade. To reverse the tide, we call upon our readers to participate in an important endeavor. Global Research has over 50,000 subscribers to our Newsletter. Our objective is to recruit one thousand committed “volunteers” among our 50,000 Newsletter subscribers to support the distribution of Global Research articles (email lists, social media, crossposts).  Do not send us money. Under Plan A, we call upon our readers to donate 5 minutes a day to Global Research. Global Research Volunteer Members can contact us at crg.online@yahoo.com for consulta...
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30Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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Fascism Triumphs in Brazilian Presidential Election

NOVANEWS By Stephen Lendman Global Research In Sunday’s runoff presidential election, hardline Social Liberal Party (PSL) candidate Jair Bolsonaro defeated Workers Party (PT) aspirant Fernando Haddad with 55% of the vote. He’ll succeed US-installed Michel Temer, serving as interim president after the Obama regime’s orchestrated coup d’etat, ousting democratically elected Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, replacing her with illegitimate fascist rule – continuing under Bolsonaro. A previous article explained that his campaign openly featured fascist, sexist, racist, homophobic rhetoric. His running mate retired general Hamilton Mourao suggested a military coup is possible, adding “very well elaborated plans” are in place for the military to intervene against what he called “illi...
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30Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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Bolsonaro Is a Pivotal Part of Trump’s Plans to Build “Fortress America”

NOVANEWS By Andrew Korybko Global Research   The election of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s next president is a major step in the direction of Trump’s plans to build a “Fortress America” that he intends will cement the US’ hegemonic influence in the Western Hemisphere by systematically squeezing China out of Latin America. Jair Bolsonaro’s election as Brazil’s next president will go down in history as a pivotal moment in hemispheric affairs because it represents the greatest success so far of the US’ “Operation Condor 2.0” secret scheme of replacing the region’s socialist “Pink Tide” governments with right-wing neoliberal ones. The Hybrid War on Brazil deliberately shaped the socio-political environment in South America’s largest country in such a way that this “dark horse” candidat...
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9Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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Brazil’s Haddad and Bolsonaro to Go Head to Head in Second Round

NOVANEWS By Morning Star Morning Star Brazil’s presidential election will go to a run-off between far-right Jair Bolsonaro and Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad on October 28. Mr Bolsonaro came first in the first round yesterday, with 46 per cent of the vote — just four points short of the majority he needed to impose his draconian vision on Brazil. An open supporter of the cold war-era dictatorship that arrested and tortured then guerrilla Dilma Rousseff — the Workers Party former president ousted in a constitutional coup in 2016 — Mr Bolsonaro has vowed to accelerate the unelected Michel Temer regime’s programme of spending cuts and privatisation. He says he would “check” the growth of social movements campaigning for stronger rights for women, gay people and indigenous...
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9Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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2018 Brazil Elections: Coup against Democracy

NOVANEWS By Global Research News MST Open Letter on Brazil Election By MST – Landless Workers Movement of Brazil,  This election is very special because it can mean the victory or defeat of the coup against democracy started in 2014, which continued with the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, extended into the illegitimate government of Michel Temer. For us, the coup is not just the moment of impeachment. Brazil: Neoliberalism with a “Human Face” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky,  Whatever the outcome of the October presidential elections, Neoliberalism and the Washington Consensus will in all likelihood prevail.  In this regard, it is important to reflect on how Brazil’s PT government was coopted from the very outset in 2003. Brazil’s Non-Elections: A Crisis of Trust, a Failu...
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8Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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As Misogynist, Homophobic Bolsonaro Advances to Run-Off in Brazil's Election, Critics Fear 'Genuine Fascist' Takeover

NOVANEWS Jair Bolsonaro aims to bring about "the worst abuses of the kinds of dictatorships that summarily executed dissidents, that shut down media outlets, that closed congresses, that we thought was a thing of the past here in Latin America." by: Julia Conley Women across Brazil protested the country's election results on Sunday, as homophobic, misogynist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advanced to a run-off election. (Photo: @louistdaylight/Twitter) Anti-fascist Brazilians expressed horror late Sunday as they watched the misogynist, racist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advance toward a likely victory in the country's presidential race, days after hundreds of thousands of women and allies protested his extremist agenda. Shocking journalists an...
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7Oct By SHOAHNo Comments
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Glenn Greenwald on the Possible Election of a Far-Right Demagogue in Brazil

NOVANEWS BY: Amy Goodman Democracy Now! Voters in Brazil head to the polls on Sunday in an election that could reshape the political landscape of South America. Polls show the current frontrunner is the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, a former army officer who has openly praised Brazil’s military dictatorship, which lasted from 1964 to 1985. Bolsonaro has a long history of making racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments, and has risen in the polls since September 8 when he was stabbed while campaigning. His campaign directly benefited from the jailing of former President Lula Inácio da Silva in April, who had been leading in all presidential polls before being forced to drop out of the race. Lula’s hand-picked successor, Fernando Haddad, is currently placing second in mos...
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17Aug By SHOAHNo Comments
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Steve Bannon to Advise Brazil’s Far-Right Presidential Candidate

NOVANEWS During his one-year stint as chief strategist for the Trump administration, Bannon pushed for tougher immigration policies, including the notorious “Trump Wall” and the “Muslim ban” as part of his white-economic-nationalist agenda. Former White House strategist Steve Bannon addresses members of the far right National Front party at the party congress in the northern French city of Lille, March 10, 2018. Photo | AP By teleSUR Political strategist Steve Bannon, a founding member of the far right-wing news website Breitbart News and former chief advisor to United States President Donald Trump, will be an advisor to Brazilian Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro for the upcoming elections in October. The announcement was made by Bolsonaro’s son and congressman, Eduardo ...
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