Trump and the politics of chaos: from hegemony to the club.
Neutrality is not possible.
Gustavo Tapioca
A journalist with a degree from the Federal University of Bahia and an MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Former editor-in-chief of Jornal da Bahia, he was a Social Communication advisor for Telebrás, a communications consultant for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Institute for International Cooperation/OAS (IICA/OAS). Author of "Meninos do Rio Vermelho" (Boys of Rio Vermelho), published by the Jorge Amado Foundation.
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The empire without disguise.
Trump, the imperial delusion and the power project that spans the globe, and reaches the ballot box in Brazil.
The domino theory is back and it's going to reach the most precious piece.
Brazil is the decisive test.
Maduro Kidnapped and Latin America in Check
The operation was a blatant and cruel display of American military might.
Trump drops the pretense, imposes a blockade on Venezuela, and announces the plunder.
Brazil enters the full campaign for the October 2026 presidential elections in a context that goes beyond domestic politics.
The Chilean alert and the false "very difficult choice"
Chile, for decades presented as a showcase of democratic and institutional stability in the region, has shown that no democracy is immune.
The Chilean alert in Brazil
Kast wins in Chile, the right proves it knows how to unite — and the roadmap to defeat Lula in 2026 enters an open phase.
The continental power project of Christian fascism in Brazil
If Brazil does not confront the religious, emotional, and geopolitical structure that created Bolsonaro, another "anointed one" will emerge—one more dangerous than the others.
The neo-fascist script against the Supreme Court: this is how democracies die.
When a country begins to debate whether its Supreme Court should be "controlled" or "guided by Parliament," it should sound alarm bells about the danger.
The siege of Venezuela and the presidential elections in Brazil.
Washington's real objective has always been Brazil.
Ulysses' cry, the 1964 coup, and the imprisonment of the coup-plotting generals.
Ulysses Guimarães knew that the dictatorship didn't end with a signature, but with a permanent moral confrontation.
Bolsonaro is betting on playing the victim to stay alive.
Bolsonaro's attempt to transform his own ruin into redemption may produce the opposite: the reaffirmation of democracy and the consecration of Lula's re-election.