Anne Applebaum in the Atlantic: how far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
This Sunday is the first round of the General Election in Brazil. Lula vs Fabio Bolsonaro.
The Arrest of a Bolsonaro Ally Revealed Trump & Rubio Techno-Fascist Meddling in Brazilian Elections.
This week, the National Conference of Bishops of Brasil lost access to its X account.
John Oliver: Yet again, Brazil finds itself having to choose between Lula and a guy named Bolsonaro for president, and many do not seem thrilled that those are their main choices,

A Datafolha poll indicates that Lula has 40% of voting intentions in the first round, compared with 36% for Flávio Bolsonaro. In the second round, there is a tie: the president has 47% and the senator, 45%. The margin of error is two percentage points, plus or minus. A Lula on the ground rally called at short notice. I want you to think about what work was done here by the previous government. What did the other presidents of the republic do here, in the history of Pernambuco?" he began. "I ask you, who created the SAMU (public ambulance system)?" "Lula!" answered the crowd. "Who created the Farmácia Popular [free prescription drug service]? Who created it for everyone to use?" "Lula!" "Who built Highway 101?" "Lula!" "Who is finishing the Trans-Northeast Highway?" "Lula!" "Who built the Petrobras refinery in Suape?" "Lula!" "Who established a pharmaceutical industry in the town of Goiana [Pernambuco]?" "Lula!" "Who built seven new federal universities? Who created more jobs? Who created the Minha Casa Minha Vida social housing program?" "Lula!" "And what did they ever create?" "Nothing!"