Brazil

Brazil Absorbs New Cuban Diaspora

Richard C. Young - July 14, 2026

With the pressure on Cuba's dictatorship increasing and conditions in the country worsening, Cubans are fleeing in greater numbers. But the high security on...

The UN Is an Unnecessary Relic

Richard C. Young - September 26, 2025

In Foreign Policy, Andre Pagliarini makes a defense of the U.N. via a piece that promotes the vision espoused by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio...

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years

Richard C. Young - September 12, 2025

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to twenty-seven years in prison for plotting a coup to overthrow the government of President Lula...

Trump Signals 50% Tariff on Brazil

Richard C. Young - July 31, 2025

In an executive order signed yesterday, President Trump called out Brazil for actions that "harm and are a threat to the economy of the...

Brazilian Markets Cheer Bolsonaro’s Strength in Election

Richard C. Young - October 4, 2022

After being told for months that President Jair Bolsonaro had no chance at beating the recently-released-from-jail Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (aka Lula), who...