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
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
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?
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
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
‘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.
