THE NEW YORK TIMES: Elon Musk’s social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Regulators expected to restore the block soon.
In his continuing fight with the Brazilian authorities, score one for Elon Musk — at least briefly.
On Wednesday, his social network, X, suddenly went live again for many across Brazil after three weeks of being blocked under orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court.
The reason? X made a technical change to how it routes its internet traffic, enabling the site to evade the digital roadblocks set up in recent weeks by Brazilian internet providers.
But by Wednesday night, the president of Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, said his agency believed it would soon be able to restore the block.
The new twist showed how Mr. Musk appears far from backing down in Brazil, making the dispute a significant test of strength between national sovereignty and the borderless power of internet companies. » | Jack Nicas, Reporting from Rio de Janeiro | Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Elon Musk Says X Will Pull Operations from Brazil after ‘Censorship Orders’
THE GUARDIAN: Judge Alexandre de Moraes had ordered X to block certain accounts as he investigated fake news and hate messages
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from the Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
X claims Moraes secretly threatened one of its legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not comply with legal orders to take down some content from its platform. Brazil’s supreme court, where Moraes has a seat, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. » | Reuters | Saturday, August 17, 2024
Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the social media platform X would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from the Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes.
X claims Moraes secretly threatened one of its legal representatives in the South American country with arrest if it did not comply with legal orders to take down some content from its platform. Brazil’s supreme court, where Moraes has a seat, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. » | Reuters | Saturday, August 17, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
200 Years of German Immigration in Brazil | DW History and Culture
Jul 21, 2024 | On July 25, 1824, 39 German emigrants arrived in São Leopoldo, southern Brazil, establishing their own colony. Two centuries later, DW reporter Guilherme Becker, whose ancestors emigrated to Rio Grande do Sul, embarks on a personal quest to uncover their story.
Guilherme explores why many Germans, including his grandparents, left their homeland in the 19th and 20th centuries. He learns about the Brazilian government's motivations for encouraging immigration, its connection to the end of slavery, and the impact on the Afro-Brazilian population. In São Paulo, he visits a museum preserving the history of these settlers, and in Pomerode, he meets descendants maintaining their ancestors' lifestyle and language.
In Blumenau, founded in 1850 by Hermann Blumenau, Guilherme discovers the town’s rich German heritage, symbolized by its annual Oktoberfest, and visits an indigenous community affected by colonial land seizure. He also delves into his family's loss of the German language and the role of Nazism. Guilherme visits the Jewish Museum in São Paulo to learn about Jewish exiles helped after the Nazis' rise to power.
Back in Berlin, Guilherme meets Brazilian nurse Thaiana Santos at Charité University Hospital, highlighting the modern parallels of immigration and recruitment.
Join Guilherme on this journey through history, family, and the enduring impacts of immigration in Brazil.
Guilherme explores why many Germans, including his grandparents, left their homeland in the 19th and 20th centuries. He learns about the Brazilian government's motivations for encouraging immigration, its connection to the end of slavery, and the impact on the Afro-Brazilian population. In São Paulo, he visits a museum preserving the history of these settlers, and in Pomerode, he meets descendants maintaining their ancestors' lifestyle and language.
In Blumenau, founded in 1850 by Hermann Blumenau, Guilherme discovers the town’s rich German heritage, symbolized by its annual Oktoberfest, and visits an indigenous community affected by colonial land seizure. He also delves into his family's loss of the German language and the role of Nazism. Guilherme visits the Jewish Museum in São Paulo to learn about Jewish exiles helped after the Nazis' rise to power.
Back in Berlin, Guilherme meets Brazilian nurse Thaiana Santos at Charité University Hospital, highlighting the modern parallels of immigration and recruitment.
Join Guilherme on this journey through history, family, and the enduring impacts of immigration in Brazil.
Tuesday, July 02, 2024
Brazil’s Unparalleled Spate of Book Bans Is Page Out of US Culture Wars
THE GUARDIAN: A series of bans on volumes with race, gender and LGBTQ+ themes have proliferated in recent years
It started with a social media video: a school principal from a medium-sized Brazilian city lashed out against an award-winning novel, saying it was “disgusting” and disrespectful of “good manners”.
The next day, the local department of education ordered all schools in nearby cities to remove the book from their libraries.
In less than a week, three other states also banned O Avesso da Pele, by Jeferson Tenório – published in the UK as The Dark Side of Skin – from their schools.
The book ban in March, was the most high-profile in a series of such cases which have proliferated in Brazil in recent years.
Works targeted for banning typically involve race, gender and the LGBTQ+ communities. » | Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
It started with a social media video: a school principal from a medium-sized Brazilian city lashed out against an award-winning novel, saying it was “disgusting” and disrespectful of “good manners”.
The next day, the local department of education ordered all schools in nearby cities to remove the book from their libraries.
In less than a week, three other states also banned O Avesso da Pele, by Jeferson Tenório – published in the UK as The Dark Side of Skin – from their schools.
The book ban in March, was the most high-profile in a series of such cases which have proliferated in Brazil in recent years.
Works targeted for banning typically involve race, gender and the LGBTQ+ communities. » | Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
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Tuesday, May 09, 2023
David Miranda, Campaigner and Former Brazilian Congressman, Dies Aged 37
THE GUARDIAN: Lula celebrates ‘extraordinary trajectory’ of favela-born politician and Guardian columnist who played key role in Snowden leaks
David Miranda, a champion of the LGBTQ+ cause married to the journalist Glenn Greenwald, had been suffering a severe gastrointestinal infection. Photograph: Sérgio Lima/AFP/Getty Images
Brazilian politicians, celebrities and social activists have paid tribute to the vivacious, loving and combative former congressman and campaigner David Miranda who has died in Rio de Janeiro aged 37.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, celebrated the “extraordinary trajectory” of the favela-born politician who served in the country’s congress between 2019 and 2022 and was a powerful voice of resistance during the far-right administration of Jair Bolsonaro.
The death of Miranda, who was also a columnist for Guardian US, was announced on Tuesday by his husband, the American journalist and lawyer Glenn Greenwald, with whom he raised two adopted sons, João and Jonathan.
“He would have turned 38 tomorrow,” Greenwald tweeted. “He died in full peace, surrounded by our children and family and friends.” » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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The far-right Bolsonaro movement wants us dead. But we will not give up: Demagogues rely on fear to consolidate power. But courage is contagious – that’s why we must join hands and fight back »
Brazilian politicians, celebrities and social activists have paid tribute to the vivacious, loving and combative former congressman and campaigner David Miranda who has died in Rio de Janeiro aged 37.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, celebrated the “extraordinary trajectory” of the favela-born politician who served in the country’s congress between 2019 and 2022 and was a powerful voice of resistance during the far-right administration of Jair Bolsonaro.
The death of Miranda, who was also a columnist for Guardian US, was announced on Tuesday by his husband, the American journalist and lawyer Glenn Greenwald, with whom he raised two adopted sons, João and Jonathan.
“He would have turned 38 tomorrow,” Greenwald tweeted. “He died in full peace, surrounded by our children and family and friends.” » | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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The far-right Bolsonaro movement wants us dead. But we will not give up: Demagogues rely on fear to consolidate power. But courage is contagious – that’s why we must join hands and fight back »
Thursday, December 29, 2022
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Brazil Military Finds No Evidence of Election Fraud, Dashing Hopes of Bolsonaro Supporters
THE GUARDIAN: Jair Bolsonaro frequently raised doubts about integrity of election in the run-up to his loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro. The defence ministry found no irregularities in the recent election. Photograph: Adriano Machado/Reuters
A much-awaited report by Brazil’s Defence Ministry has failed to indicate recent ballots were fraudulent, scuppering the far-right’s hopes of delegitimising the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The military sent the 63-page report to Brazil’s electoral authorities late on Wednesday after days of speculation that it would back claims by extremist president Jair Bolsonaro that the election was tainted.
Bolsonaro, a former army captain, has spent months hinting he would not accept a loss at the polls and frequently called into question the reliability of Brazil’s electronic ballot boxes, even though he provided no evidence they could be tampered with.
His supporters hoped the military would back up these claims but the only note of doubt was a weak suggestion a committee be formed to ensure the source code used in the boxes cannot be tampered with.
Brazil’s senior electoral official said they “received with satisfaction the final report from the Defence Ministry that, in common with all the other monitoring agencies, does not point to any fraud or inconsistency in electronic ballot boxes or in the 2022 electoral process”. » | Andrew Downie in São Paulo | Thursday, November 10, 2022
‘Brazilians tired of him’: how Bolsonaro the ‘unfloppable’ flopped: The far-right ex-soldier often boasted of his virility but in the end his macho posturing repelled a majority of voters »
A much-awaited report by Brazil’s Defence Ministry has failed to indicate recent ballots were fraudulent, scuppering the far-right’s hopes of delegitimising the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The military sent the 63-page report to Brazil’s electoral authorities late on Wednesday after days of speculation that it would back claims by extremist president Jair Bolsonaro that the election was tainted.
Bolsonaro, a former army captain, has spent months hinting he would not accept a loss at the polls and frequently called into question the reliability of Brazil’s electronic ballot boxes, even though he provided no evidence they could be tampered with.
His supporters hoped the military would back up these claims but the only note of doubt was a weak suggestion a committee be formed to ensure the source code used in the boxes cannot be tampered with.
Brazil’s senior electoral official said they “received with satisfaction the final report from the Defence Ministry that, in common with all the other monitoring agencies, does not point to any fraud or inconsistency in electronic ballot boxes or in the 2022 electoral process”. » | Andrew Downie in São Paulo | Thursday, November 10, 2022
‘Brazilians tired of him’: how Bolsonaro the ‘unfloppable’ flopped: The far-right ex-soldier often boasted of his virility but in the end his macho posturing repelled a majority of voters »
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Brazil: Bolsonaro Breaks Silence But Does Not Acknowledge Defeat | DW News
Monday, October 31, 2022
'We Need Lula': Brazilians Celebrate Leftist Leader's Narrow Victory
Oct 31, 2022 | Brazil’s former leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history.
With 99.97% of votes counted, Silva, a former factory worker who became Brazil’s first working-class president exactly 20 years ago, had secured 50.9% of the vote. Bolsonaro, a firebrand who was elected in 2018, received 49.10%.
Addressing journalists at a hotel in São Paulo, Lula vowed to reunify his country after a toxic race for power which has profoundly divided one of the world’s largest democracies. Lula stages astonishing comeback to beat far-right Bolsonaro in the Brazil election
After Defeat, Bolsonaro is Silent, and Brazil Braces for Turmoil: President Jair Bolsonaro has not yet recognized his election defeat after months of warning, without evidence, that opponents would rig the vote. »
Election présidentielle au Brésil : la joie des partisans de Lula après la victoire sur le fil de leur champion face à Bolsonaro : Le champion de la gauche obtient 50,9 % des suffrages au terme d’une journée de vote pleine de tensions. »
Eine knappe Entscheidung gegen Bolsonaro: In einer äußerst knappen Wahl schafft es der frühere Präsident Lula da Silva zurück an die Macht. Er hat sich vorgenommen, das entzweite Land zusammenzuführen – eine enorme Herausforderung, wie er selbst sagte. »
GUARDIAN EDITORIAL:
The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: good for Brazil and the world: The once-and-future leftwing president of Brazil has a chance to redeem the promise of democracy in his divided country »
Brazil’s LGBTQ+ politicians herald new age of hope as Bolsonaro consigned to ‘sewer of history’: After left-wing former president Lula toppled Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian election, campaigners are hopeful for the future of human rights. »
With 99.97% of votes counted, Silva, a former factory worker who became Brazil’s first working-class president exactly 20 years ago, had secured 50.9% of the vote. Bolsonaro, a firebrand who was elected in 2018, received 49.10%.
Addressing journalists at a hotel in São Paulo, Lula vowed to reunify his country after a toxic race for power which has profoundly divided one of the world’s largest democracies. Lula stages astonishing comeback to beat far-right Bolsonaro in the Brazil election
After Defeat, Bolsonaro is Silent, and Brazil Braces for Turmoil: President Jair Bolsonaro has not yet recognized his election defeat after months of warning, without evidence, that opponents would rig the vote. »
Election présidentielle au Brésil : la joie des partisans de Lula après la victoire sur le fil de leur champion face à Bolsonaro : Le champion de la gauche obtient 50,9 % des suffrages au terme d’une journée de vote pleine de tensions. »
Eine knappe Entscheidung gegen Bolsonaro: In einer äußerst knappen Wahl schafft es der frühere Präsident Lula da Silva zurück an die Macht. Er hat sich vorgenommen, das entzweite Land zusammenzuführen – eine enorme Herausforderung, wie er selbst sagte. »
GUARDIAN EDITORIAL:
The Guardian view on Lula’s comeback: good for Brazil and the world: The once-and-future leftwing president of Brazil has a chance to redeem the promise of democracy in his divided country »
Brazil’s LGBTQ+ politicians herald new age of hope as Bolsonaro consigned to ‘sewer of history’: After left-wing former president Lula toppled Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian election, campaigners are hopeful for the future of human rights. »
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Lula Stages Astonishing Comeback to Beat Far-right Bolsonaro in Brazil Election
THE GUARDIAN: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former leftist president, has reclaimed the leadership and vowed to reunify his country
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers’ party (PT) won the election in a run-off on 30 October. Photograph: André Penner/AP
Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history.
With 99% of votes counted, Silva, a former factory worker who became Brazil’s first working-class president exactly 20 years ago, had secured 50.8% of the vote. Bolsonaro, a firebrand who was elected in 2018, received 49.1%.
A few streets away on Paulista Avenue, one of the city’s main arteries, ecstatic Lula supporters gathered to celebrate his victory and the downfall of a radical rightwing president whose presidency produced an environmental tragedy and saw nearly 700,000 Brazilians die of Covid. » | Tom Phillips in São Paulo | Sunday, October 30, 2022
Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history.
With 99% of votes counted, Silva, a former factory worker who became Brazil’s first working-class president exactly 20 years ago, had secured 50.8% of the vote. Bolsonaro, a firebrand who was elected in 2018, received 49.1%.
A few streets away on Paulista Avenue, one of the city’s main arteries, ecstatic Lula supporters gathered to celebrate his victory and the downfall of a radical rightwing president whose presidency produced an environmental tragedy and saw nearly 700,000 Brazilians die of Covid. » | Tom Phillips in São Paulo | Sunday, October 30, 2022
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Bolsonaro and Lula Go Head to Head in Final Debate | DW News
Bolsonaro vs. Lula: Brazil Faces a Stark Choice With Huge Stakes: Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in an election between two political heavyweights that could have global repercussions. »
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The Guardian View on Brazil’s Election: Bolsonaro’s Return Would Cost Us All
THE GUARDIAN – EDITORIAL: The planet cannot afford a second term for the far-right president who has resurged in the polls
Jair Bolsonaro at a campaign event in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. ‘Even if Mr Bolsonaro is seen off this time, he may well be back.’ Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA
On Sunday, Brazilian electors will cast their vote in a tight contest that will not only set the course for this extraordinarily polarised country but also have a powerful impact on the future of the world. Hopes that the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, would be decisively rejected in the first round were dashed when he fared far better than expected, with 43% of votes, and his challenger, the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fell just short of an outright majority with 48%. Eleventh-hour handouts to the poorest and lavish quantities of disinformation have aided Mr Bolsonaro’s recovery.
The hope is that his momentum is already fading. But the polls vary, and a second presidential term would be bad news not just for Brazilians but also the rest of us. The primary danger is climate catastrophe. … » | Editorial | Thursday, October 27, 2022
On Sunday, Brazilian electors will cast their vote in a tight contest that will not only set the course for this extraordinarily polarised country but also have a powerful impact on the future of the world. Hopes that the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, would be decisively rejected in the first round were dashed when he fared far better than expected, with 43% of votes, and his challenger, the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, fell just short of an outright majority with 48%. Eleventh-hour handouts to the poorest and lavish quantities of disinformation have aided Mr Bolsonaro’s recovery.
The hope is that his momentum is already fading. But the polls vary, and a second presidential term would be bad news not just for Brazilians but also the rest of us. The primary danger is climate catastrophe. … » | Editorial | Thursday, October 27, 2022
Monday, October 03, 2022
Brazil Election: Lula Wins First Round but Far Right Has Momentum
THE GUARDIAN: Six key questions after first round of voting leads to closer than expected result
Supporters of Lula react as they watch the vote count in Brazil. Photograph: Sérgio Lima/AFP/Getty Images
EXPLAINER
Brazil’s left went into Sunday’s election hoping for an outright majority for their candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right figurehead who has been Brazil’s president for the last four years.
At the very least, they hoped for a commanding margin and a sense of momentum going into a run-off between the two. And progressives around the world were watching for an emphatic repudiation of Bolsonaro’s presidency that would signal that the forces of extremism were in retreat. But it hasn’t worked out that way.
Instead, Lula won 48% of votes, roughly in line with polls – but Bolsonaro did much better than expected, taking 43%, and his supporters also outperformed polls in state and senate races. Lula is expected to take most votes from the minor candidates who now drop out, and should be favourite to win in the second round on October 30 - but the road to victory looks rockier than it did last night. The stakes could hardly be higher. » | Archie Bland | Monday, October 3, 2022
Brazil’s left went into Sunday’s election hoping for an outright majority for their candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right figurehead who has been Brazil’s president for the last four years.
At the very least, they hoped for a commanding margin and a sense of momentum going into a run-off between the two. And progressives around the world were watching for an emphatic repudiation of Bolsonaro’s presidency that would signal that the forces of extremism were in retreat. But it hasn’t worked out that way.
Instead, Lula won 48% of votes, roughly in line with polls – but Bolsonaro did much better than expected, taking 43%, and his supporters also outperformed polls in state and senate races. Lula is expected to take most votes from the minor candidates who now drop out, and should be favourite to win in the second round on October 30 - but the road to victory looks rockier than it did last night. The stakes could hardly be higher. » | Archie Bland | Monday, October 3, 2022
Sunday, October 02, 2022
Brazil’s Elections: The Economist Interviews Lula
Will Bolsonaro Accept Brazil's Election Results If He Loses? | DW News
Brazil: A Nation Divided | FT Film
Jour de vote au Brésil : Lula favori, désinformation et tensions... ce qu’il faut savoir sur le scrutin : Les campagnes de désinformation et les attaques contre le système électoral font craindre des tensions après l’annonce des résultats. L’ancien président Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva est le favori. »
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