Freedom and the indoctrination of thought.
In São Paulo, or in states where these backward, civic-military schools have been established, the time is coming to remove power from those who installed them.
Ronaldo Lima Lins
Writer and professor emeritus at the Faculty of Letters of UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro).
294 Articles
Death accepts no excuses.
Death, therefore, can prove worse than Machiavelli's enemies.
Power and lack of glory
A critical reflection on leaders driven by vanity, the trivialization of military power, and the global risks posed by political unpredictability.
Politics and the seductions of art
How art, even without weapons, traverses history, awakens consciences, and asserts itself as a political and moral force in decisive moments.
Congress, enemy of the people (national shame...)
A series of legislative maneuvers exposes the Parliament's disconnect from democracy, justice, and the real demands of Brazilian society.
The outcry against the Supreme Court
The Hungarian model serves as a warning. Let the fascists learn their lesson!
The voices of reality
Bolsonaro is facing the consequences of his own political and legal delusions.
The fox ate the grapes.
A trail of scandals exposes the promiscuity between the political and financial elite, revealing how impunity still motivates the protagonists of the crisis.
The architects of (in)security
Let's not be mistaken. Right-wing populist ideology will pay a price for its own ineptitude.
Praise of contradiction
A new specter is emerging on the US scene, a warning to be wary. Those who are insensitive should beware.
Citizens murdered
The escalation of violence in Rio exposes the state government's disregard for basic principles of citizenship.
The torn toga
Luiz Fux, barely in his robe, feels the fabric to see if it remains intact.