High-stakes elections are underway in Brazil. Far-right presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro won Brazil’s first round of the elections by two points on October 4. The second round is set to take place on October 25. The United States and Meta, in particular, have been acting to sway the vote in favor of far-right Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro. What is at stake?
Join us in conversation with Panamerican Dispatch, a new independent journalism project of The Real News Network, in partnership with Global Exchange. The site is dedicated to producing and distributing news and analysis directly from Brazil within the United States. We are on the ground and covering the elections.
We’ll be speaking with Maria Luisa Mendonça, Director of the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil, and Brazil-based journalists Michael Fox, Nicole Froio and Brian Mier. We will dive into the threat of U.S. interference within Brazil’s elections and what that means for the future of democracy across Latin America. As Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” attacks the region, these conversations are needed now more than ever.
Brazil’s Elections: “Democracy vs Election Meddling”
Wednesday, October 21 @ 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST
Webinar Link: bit.ly/pandispatch
Speakers:
Michael Fox is a longtime reporter and Brazil-based journalist. He is a former editor of NACLA’s Report on the Americas and the producer and host of the podcasts Brazil on Fire and Under the Shadow.
Nicole Froio is a Brazilian writer, researcher and journalist currently based in Rio de Janeiro. She writes about women’s rights, digital cultures and popular movements.
Maria Luisa Mendonça is the Director of the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil. She holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of São Paulo.
Brian Mier has lived in Brazil for over 30 years and holds master’s degrees from Loyola University Chicago and the University of London. He is an editor at Panamerican Dispatch, a freelance journalist and co-host of the weekly Portuguese-language web TV program Globalistas on Brasil 247.
