Wary of the military,Lula sacks guards for Brazil’s presidential residence

Wary of the military,Lula sacks guards for Brazil’s presidential residence

The decision to remove the troops comes as prosecutors charged 39 people who were among the thousands who stormed government buildings on January 8.

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Australia not immune from fascism’s global revival

Australia not immune from fascism’s global revival

Far-right extremism and aggressive nationalism are on the march across the world. It’s a trend that Western democracies ignore at their peril.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro’s role in Congress riots

Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro’s role in Congress riots

In issuing their request to include the former Brazilian leader in the probe,prosecutors cited a video Bolsonaro posted questioning his successor’s victory.

  • byDavid Biller andCarla Bridi
Just one couple shows for new Brazil ‘mega-protest’ by Bolsonaro supporters

Just one couple shows for new Brazil ‘mega-protest’ by Bolsonaro supporters

It was supposed to shake two dozen cities and bring the country to a standstill. Instead,the crowd numbered fewer people than media and police.

  • byCarla Bridi andNatalia Scarabotto
Bolsonaro out of hospital,as Brazil vows to protect democracy

Bolsonaro out of hospital,as Brazil vows to protect democracy

Bolsonaro supporters stormed and trashed Brazil’s highest seats of power in chaos with striking similarities to the insurrection at the US Capitol in 2021.

  • byDavid Biller andGabriel Araujo
‘Granting refuge’:Biden under pressure over Bolsonaro’s Florida stay

‘Granting refuge’:Biden under pressure over Bolsonaro’s Florida stay

The far-right former Brazilian president flew to Florida two days before his term ended and before a violent mob of his supporters stormed Brazil’s capital.

  • byGabriel Stargardter
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Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress in act Lula calls ‘barbarism’

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress in act Lula calls ‘barbarism’

The incidents,similar to the January 6 invasion of the US Capitol,come a week after leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in.

  • byLia Timson
Trumpian invasion of Brazil’s Congress is a betrayal of people power

Trumpian invasion of Brazil’s Congress is a betrayal of people power

The radical attack on parliament by the far-right shares many parallels with the Capitol riots ignited by Donald Trump.

  • byLia Timson
Surfer dies at legendary Portuguese big-wave break Nazare

Surfer dies at legendary Portuguese big-wave break Nazare

Marcio Freire,47,one of three Brazilian surfers who became known as the “Mad Dogs” after conquering the giant wave “Jaws” in Hawaii,died while practising tow-in surfing.

  • byAndrei Khalip andCatarina Demony
‘Pele is our king’:Huge crowds bid soccer legend farewell in Santos

‘Pele is our king’:Huge crowds bid soccer legend farewell in Santos

FIFA is asking 211 countries to name a stadium after the sports legend:“future generations must know and remember who Pele was”.

  • byLais Morais andEduardo Simões
A high-rise cemetery complete with aviary,vintage car museum and now a sports hero

A high-rise cemetery complete with aviary,vintage car museum and now a sports hero

Soccer legend Pele will be buried high up with a view to his beloved home ground at Vila Belmiro. It’s a cemetery like no other. I know it well.

  • byLia Timson