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“Michael Fox is a freelance reporter and video journalist based in Brazil. He is the former editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas and the author of two books on Latin America. He tweets at @mfox_us.
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Bolsonaro Says Environmental NGOs Are Burning the Amazon. That Conspiracy Theory Has a Strange Past.
How a book published in 2001 fueled a dangerous right-wing narrative in Brazil.
Michael Fox
Dispatch
Brazil’s Labor Unions Prepare for War with Far-Right President Jair Bolsanaro
Bolsanaro has lowered the minimum wage, dismantled labor law enforcement and is threatening pension cuts.
Michael Fox
Feature
U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Would Be a Nightmare for Its People
Under the pretext of delivering aid, Trump is threatening to unleash military violence.
Michael Fox
Feature
Why Far-Right Presidents Trump and Bolsonaro Are Backing the Attempted Venezuelan Coup
The United States and Brazil are coordinating with right-wing governments across Latin America to declare Juan Guaidó president.
Michael Fox
Labor
Brazilian Companies Pressure Workers to Vote for a Fascist Presidential Candidate
Michael Fox
Labor
Brazilian Workers Are Rising Up Against a Bill That Threatens Basic Labor Rights
Michael Fox
Dispatch
Budgets by the People
Participatory democracy, Brazil-style, is running into problems.
Michael Fox
Dispatch
This Land Is Their Land
The Landless Workers Movement claims a big victory in southern Brazil.
Michael Fox
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