The rise of Brazil’s far right isn’t just a political threat — it’s a threat to the planet and the survival of humanity. Stephanie Weatherbee Brito of International Peoples’ Assembly breaks down what a Flávio Bolsonaro presidency would mean: unchecked mining and agribusiness tearing up the rainforest, privatization of health care and education, “naked capitalism with no restraints” — all in line with US interests. “The most important goal of this consolidated hard right in Brazil is to break down all the barriers to extractivism.”

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