Far right gains in the Amazon: why do Nature’s destroyers win elections?
Militarism, agribusiness, evangelical Christianity, and links to criminal factions - SUMAÚMA examined why predatory political forces are consolidating their power ahead of the 2026 presidential race
Far-right election rivals vie for power in ‘agro-suicide’ centre of Sinop
Amid drought-dust and fire-smoke, the municipal campaign in this dictatorship-created city only has two candidates, and both are connected to anti-democratic, pro-Bolsonaro groups
Elections: The dilemma of the left in a collapsing world
Responsible politicians should warn voters that life is going to get worse—but who’s going to vote for the truth?
Playing with fire: The burning passion between politicians and agribusiness lobbyists
The Pensar Agropecuária Institute is a campaigning machine financed by industry trade groups who influence legislators to destroy protections for nature
Child abuse claims weaponised in Marajó election
One of the poorest and most remote regions of the Brazilian Amazon has become a laboratory for fake news as opposition groups peddle lies to win votes in the archipelago
‘Super-election year’ highlights climate threat to democracy
Worldwide, more people will vote this year than ever before, but instead of a cause of celebration, this is a source of worry because extreme politics are thriving in an era of extreme weather
O negacionismo climático de deputados e senadores gaúchos continua mesmo com a tragédia
Parlamentares do Rio Grande do Sul, estado devastado pelas enchentes, defendem o enfraquecimento das leis ambientais e podem agravar a crise do clima
Barbe-coup in Bolsonaroland
Frontline report from a churrasco protest inside the Bolsonarist hotbed of Altamira, where supporters want the army to overturn the election result
To cleanse ourselves of Bolsonaro, we must fight like a forest
The defeat of Brazil’s fascist president represents a window of possibility. To turn it into a horizon of hope, we must act not against Bolsonarism, but for a radical relationship with life
Message to Lula 1: Listen to Brazil’s indigenous peoples
What do the peoples of the Amazon rainforest and other biomes want from the president-elect? These communities have demands that cannot wait.
