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October 29, 2026 ↗
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Are We the New Russia? ↗
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October 28, 2026 ↗
Here's Why with Kevin · Thu 02:03
Trump Grants Visas for Bolsonaro Family ↗
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Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami ↗
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Crust News · Tue 22:35
Most U.S. outlets remained silent after Trump was accused of rape or sexual assault by 5 victims. crustnews.com/doj-is-withhold…
Crust News · Tue 15:35
House Judiciary Democrats put five rape and sexual assault accusations against Trump on the record, yet ten major outlets entirely ignored the story.
Mother Jones · Tue 14:00
How Brazil broke the far-right “curse”
Popular Information · Mon 22:55
On October 26, the Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee released a report that contains a new, detailed allegation of rape against Trump. A large majority of major media outlets have completely ignored the new allegations.
Defector · Thu 22:07
Bolsonaro will no longer get to see through his family's dream of evangelicizing Brazil and turning the full force of its military inward. Instead he will be browsing the aisles of Publix. defector.com/freshly-humi...
Zeteo · Thu 20:00
“The bottom line: there is more than sufficient evidence to launch a criminal investigation,” the Judiciary Democrats wrote in a report. @justinbaragona.bsky.social looks into the mainstream media blackout over an on-the-record rape allegation against Donald Trump. Read: zeteo.com/p/why-is-the...
Mother Jones · Thu 09:00
Sorry to disappoint the conspiracy theorists: The holes punched in California’s ballot return envelopes are there so that blind and low-vision people know where to sign their envelopes—not to rig the election.
Mother Jones · Thu 08:00
Bolsonaro appears to have been welcomed to the US with open arms. Meanwhile, the administration continues to implement widespread restrictions on new visas while it suspends and revokes existing ones.
Mother Jones · Wed 22:02
The State Department plans to give Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate, and his family US visas to enter the country. At the same time, Trump’s government continues to implement widespread restrictions on new visas while it suspends and revokes existing ones.
Mother Jones · Wed 20:23
While Trump weaponizes the immigration system, it apparently helps to be an ally of the administration.
Truthout · Wed 18:19
Bolsonaro and his family left Brazil following his defeat and amid an investigation into his involvement in a money-laundering scheme, in which police had asked him to surrender his passports to prevent him from leaving the country.
Defector · Wed 18:15
Freshly humiliated Flavio Bolsonaro scurries off to Miami: defector.com/freshly-humi...
Truthout · Wed 17:51
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the Federal Police to investigate whether there is “concrete evidence linking the discussions over political financing to the reported economic interests in Brazilian critical minerals,” specifically regarding an organization involving JD Vance.
Mother Jones · Wed 16:16
NEW: Trump’s visa crackdown has an exception: His friends. The State Department plans to give Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate and Trump ally, and his family US visas to enter the country.
The Real News Network · Wed 15:05
After lying to the press that he wasn’t a flight risk, Bolsonaro snuck out of the country in the dead of night, with alleged support from the Trump Administration and is now in the US: from @padispatch.bsky.social
The Parnas Perspective · Wed 14:07
NEWS: Brazil isn't messing around. It has launched a criminal investigation into JD Vance's network. It comes as Bolsonaro lands in Miami under Trump's protection. Trump faces horrific new rape allegation. Calls for special counsel grow. Secret Iran strike plans. Meta censorship. Subscribe today:
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As Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrated his historic victory over far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro on Sunday, he trans congresswoman Erika Hilton and kissed her on the cheek in celebration. The video circulated on social media, with many users pointing to it as evidence of Brazil’s acceptance…
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On October 25, Brazil stunned the world by decisively rejecting the far right and reelecting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a fourth term. Lula, 81, defeated Flávio Bolsonaro—the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of attempting a coup—by a margin of more than 4 million votes. He managed…
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With Lula’s reelection, Brazil has pulled the brakes on what seemed an unstoppable trend across the hemisphere. At first, when Flávio Bolsonaro outperformed expectations to take the first round with 47 to Lula’s 45.1 percent of the vote, it appeared Brazil would be the next country to join a far-right wave swelling…
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Jodor Jalit on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 01:44 Brazil's president has defied Trump and condemned the genocide in Gaza, but a divided electorate and powerful right-wing neighbours limit hopes of a regional shift Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures to supporters during his birthday celebrations at the…
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A former Mossad agent who became a naturalised US citizen helped Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro leave the country in defiance of a judicial order barring him from travelling abroad, CNN Brasil has reported, citing findings from a Brazilian security agency investigation. The operation was planned before the second…
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Going into Sunday’s elections in Brazil, I wasn’t harboring the highest of hopes that the votes were there to thwart the seething ambitions of far-right nepo-baby Flávio Bolsonaro, whose party seemed to have taken the decisive edge in the first round of voting earlier this month. My Brazilian contacts are few, but…
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With an unprecedented turnaround in the runoffs, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured an equally unprecedented fourth term as president of Brazil, in what has certainly been the most dramatic election in the country’s history. Once again, Brazilian democracy can breathe a sigh of relief after facing down its greatest…
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s escape from Brazil to Miami turns out to have been arranged, in part, by White House officials including Trump advisor Jason Miller, who arranged for a charter jet to take the Bolsonaros from Argentina to Florida.
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President Trump personally helped failed right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro flee to the United States, according to a new report in The New York Times. Bolsonaro, who would have faced multiple criminal investigations if he stayed in Brazil, landed in Miami Wednesday after losing Brazil’s…
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A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the Federal Police to investigate whether there is “concrete evidence linking the discussions over political financing to the reported economic interests in Brazilian critical minerals,” specifically regarding an organization involving JD Vance.
truthout.org ↗Brazil’s Federal Police Probe US Companies’ Collusion With Bolsonaro’s Campaign
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Three short weeks after he appeared to be on the cusp of assuming the presidency of Brazil and turbocharging the fascist revival movement started by his cadaverous father Jair, Flavio Bolsonaro is now a fugitive from the Brazilian justice system. Having been humiliated by an octogenarian in Brazil's presidential…
defector.com ↗
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The State Department plans to give Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate and Donald Trump ally, and his family US visas to enter the country. At the same time, Trump’s government continues to implement widespread restrictions on new visas while it suspends and revokes existing…
motherjones.com ↗
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A Brazilian judge has ordered an investigation into a donor network co-founded by Vice President JD Vance, saying it may have aided right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s presidential election. The Washington Post reports that Brazil Supreme Court Justice Flávio Dino has ordered Brazilian federal police to…
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This week, a would-be far-right presidential dynasty in South America’s largest country died before our very eyes. On Monday, the day after losing Brazil’s presidential election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro went to visit his father. Former President Jair Bolsonaro is under house…
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After lying to the press that he wasn’t a flight risk, Bolsonaro snuck out of the country in the dead of night, with alleged support from the Trump Administration and is now in the US
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NEWS: Brazil isn't messing around. It has launched a criminal investigation into JD Vance's network. It comes as Bolsonaro lands in Miami under Trump's protection. Trump faces horrific new rape allegation. Calls for special counsel grow. Secret Iran strike plans. Meta censorship. Subscribe today:
aaronparnas.substack.com ↗NEWS: Walls Close In on Vance and Trump: Major Criminal Probe, Bolsonaro’s Escape, a New Rape Allegation, and a Secret Iran Strike Plan
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Flávio Bolsonaro landed in the U.S. Wednesday after the State Department granted the far-right Brazilian senator and his family visas. Bolsonaro and his family arrived in Miami, the Associated Press reported. After losing Brazil’s presidential election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil on Sunday,…
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Far-right presidential election loser Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil and is on his way to Florida, allegedly to claim political asylum. The defeated senator, who lost to leftwing incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a stunning defeat on Sunday, disappeared for 24 hours before Argentinian migration authorities…
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