Can Lula use the pro-Bolsonaro riots to unite Brazil?
A week is a long time in politics. Just ask Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On 1 January this…
Rest in peace, Pelé, the undisputed King of football
When Lionel Messi won the World Cup for Argentina earlier this month, it not only filled the last hole in…
Lula faces an uphill battle in Brazil
The Brazilian presidential election yesterday was billed as one of the most consequential in decades – not just for the…
Why do Brazilian footballers like Bolsonaro?
There are weeks when Jair Bolsonaro dominates the headlines in Brazil and there are weeks when that honour goes to…
Bolsonaro isn't finished yet
São Paulo The polls got it wrong again. In the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, challenger Luiz…
Jair Bolsonaro and Brazil's football fight
Brazil’s football strip is one of the most recognisable garments in sport, perhaps the most potent symbol of Brazil’s sizeable…
Latin America in crisis again
It wasn’t so long ago that British readers, on hearing about the incompetence and corruption of Latin America’s political leaders,…
