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Carlos Albuquerque

carlos.albuquerque@gmx.net

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in the autumn of 2019 working for the Brazilian service of Deutsche Welle in Bonn.

All articles of Carlos Albuquerque

Political influence
Carlos Albuquerque

Playing with religious identity

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro won the election thanks to the votes of conservative Christians

Brazil
Carlos Albuquerque

Blank cheque for the president

Brazil is in crisis – Jair Bolsonaro’s election as president reflects it

Bolsonaro cabinet
Carlos Albuquerque

Controversial appointment

Brazil’s newly appointed justice minister accused of political interference

Cultural loss
Carlos Albuquerque

National disaster

The devastating fire at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro symbolises the desperate political situation in Brazil

IMF
Carlos Albuquerque

Brazil's IMF experience

In similar settings, Brazil’s experience with the IMF was much better than Argentina’s

Political violence
Carlos Albuquerque

Murdered hope

Civil-society activists are increasingly at risk in Brazil

Latin America
Carlos Albuquerque

Dysfunctional governance

Brazil’s democracy is in crisis

Evangelical churches
Carlos Albuquerque

Gaining ground

Evangelical churches are on the rise in Brazil, and even have political influence

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