Articles by Alfredo Saad Filho

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Coronavirus: How Brazil Became the Second Worst Affected Country in the World
Alfredo Saad Filho | The Conversation - TRANSCEND Media Servivce, 6 Jul 2020

29 Jun 2020 – Inequality, confused responses and a disbelieving leader have all contributed to a crisis that’s showing no signs of slowing down. The country is competing with the USA for the largest number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases (more than one million) and the highest number of fatalities (above 50,000).

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Despair Brazil: This Is a Class War
Alfredo Saad Filho, The BRICS Post - TRANSCEND Media Service, 28 Mar 2016

The judicial coup against President Dilma Rousseff is the culmination of the deepest political crisis in Brazil for 50 years. Despite strong media support for the impending coup, the PT, other left parties and many radical social movements remain strong. Further escalation is inevitable.

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Dilma’s Fall: The Wrecking of an Inspiring Left-Wing Experiment in Brazil
Alfredo Saad Filho, The BRICS Post – TRANSCEND Media Service, 21 Dec 2015

The country’s descent has been turbo-charged by a relentlessly negative media campaign and a succession of corruption scandals orchestrated by overtly partisan judges and a runaway Federal Police seeking to prosecute every instance of bribery and illegal finance touching the PT, however indirectly, as scandals involving the opposition remain un-investigated.

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