Bill Van Auken — Brazilian army sent into streets of Rio amid mounting protests

The government ordered 9,000 troops to Rio Tuesday as the state teeters on the brink of insolvency and faces growing opposition to austerity and privatization.

How's that soft coup working for you?

The use of the army to carry out policing functions has become increasingly frequent as Brazil continues to face its worst economic crisis in a century, and with the Temer government’s approval ratings falling to the abysmal level reached by former Workers Party President Dilma Rousseff before her impeachment on trumped-up charges of budgetary manipulations last August.

WSWS
Brazilian army sent into streets of Rio amid mounting protests

Bill Van Auken

Matias Vernengo — The Strange Death of Progressive Brazil

Again the Brazilian left shot itself in the head due to economic ignorance leading to the embrace of austerity that tanked the economy. Until the left wises up, it will be shut out of power in most countries.

Naked Keynesianism
The Strange Death of Progressive Brazil
Matias Vernengo | Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University

Felipe Rezende — Minsky Meets Brazil Part IV

Part IV This last part of the series (see Part I, II, and III  here, here and here) will focus on the Brazilian response to the crisis. What Should Brazil do?

New Economic Perspectives
Minsky Meets Brazil Part IV
Felipe Rezende, UMKC