Jair Bolsonaro 
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SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/9/2021
Donald Trump has Blurred the Line Between Populism and Fascism in a Dangerous Way
by Federico Finchelstein
A number of right populist leaders in the post-World War II era kept power by embracing democratic elections. Donald Trump is pushing a return to authoritarian politics that rejects democracy.
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5/24/2020
Honor the Work of Brazil's Villas-Bôas Brothers by Protecting the Amazon's Indigenous
by John Hemming
The Villas-Bôas brothers worked with Brazil's indigenous people to balance the preservation of their Amazonian lands with inclusion in modernizing society. The policies of Jair Bolsonaro are a dire threat to their work, the survival of indigenous peoples, and the planet.
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SOURCE: Origins
November
The Amazon Rainforest under Threat
by Stanley E. Blake
Historian Stanley Blake sketches the long struggle over the Amazon between indigenous peoples and those Brazilians who see it as the key to Brazil's economic future.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
3/27/19
The grim history that Brazil’s president wants to celebrate
Last week, it emerged that the Brazilian president had ordered the country’s Defense Ministry to “carry out appropriate commemorations related to March 31, 1964.”
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