While leaving his girlfriend at home, Renan Loureiro, 20, was approached by a fake pizza delivery boy who stopped him from stealing his cell phone. Responding to the robbery, Renan was shot five times and died. The shocking scene, which took place in May in the southern zone of the city of São Paulo, was […]
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Brazil. In the country where the parties do business
Lula da Silva was first elected President of the Republic in 2002, after an entire political career criticizing the corruption and patronage of Brazil’s legislature. When he came to power, his party, the PT, would lead the Mensalão, a corrupt and clientelistic legislative scandal. Jair Bolsonaro was elected president of the republic in 2018, following […]