why is brazil so american?

Nevertheless, it is also true that after gaining independence from Portugal in 1822 the choice for a Monarchic regime diminished the impact of American influence, until November 1889, when Brazil became a Republican Nation and looked upon the U.S. Constitution as its ideal inspiration. This..

venezuelan military support for maduro

Maduro is the president elected by the majority of Venezuelans in direct, democratic and secret ballots, just as our constitution and laws mandate... I would urge close cooperation with our friends in the hemisphere, particularly Venezuela's neighbors Brazil and Colombia, to seek..

us announces $20 million in aid to venezuelans

Guaido and allies argue the presidency is vacant as result and the constitution calls for the head of congress to assume the interim presidency in such situation.. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,  and several..

antiblackness and the brazilian elections

Such fear, and its corresponding interminable production of antiblack terror, became an algorithm in the constitution of Brazil’s allegedly democratic multiracial experiment. . ... This latest presidential election makes evident that the ideological constitution of..

ecuador’s soft coup and political persecution

If our leftist parties had perpetrated a coup d’état like Brazil’s, or trampled all over the constitution as in Ecuador, or if our governments had persecuted political opponents as they are doing with Lula, Cristina, Jorge Glas or me, we would already be hauled before the International..

where is latin america going?

Or will he abide by the constitution and successfully reverse the corrupt legacy of the Workers’ Party and its allies? The uncertainty is major news given that Brazil is the region’s commanding country. ..

a dark hour in brazil

Shortly after, he gave a speech that was broadcast on all networks that was more conciliatory, saying he would respect the constitution as president. . It is hard to predict what will happen next in Brazil, but the scenario before us is extremely worrying. ..

monthly review

This American global strategy has five aims: to neutralize and subjugate the other partners in the triad (Europe and Japan), while minimizing their ability to act outside the orbit of the United States; to establish military control over NATO while “Latin-Americanizing” the fragments of the former Soviet..

the world in transition

Nobody in the major media noticed the irony of his demanding that Venezuela violate its own constitution by cutting short the elected president’s term. Meanwhile in neighboring Brazil, the unelected president’s approval rating has fallen to 4 percent, and a general strike took place on..

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