Michael Fox
Michael Fox is an independent multimedia journalist based in Brazil and a former editor of the NACLA Report on the Americas.
Recent Stories
The World
February 22, 2021
Over the weekend, the country’s electoral council announced the top two candidates who will be headed to a runoff on April 11. But there have been accusations of fraud by the third-place candidate.
Displacement
The World
February 16, 2021
As part of a 2019 agreement with the US, Brazil is looking to expand its space base, but it could mean evicting hundreds of Black families from their ancestral lands.
The World
January 15, 2021
This isn’t the first time that COVID-19 has hit the city particularly hard.
The World
January 14, 2021
Brazil’s health regulatory agency Anvisa has yet to approve a vaccine, but the directors are expected to meet this Sunday to vote on both the CoronaVac and AstraZeneca vaccines.
The World
January 05, 2021
Last week, there were more than a thousand deaths three days in a row in Brazil. The death rate is expected to hit 200,000 this week, second only to the United States.
The World
November 23, 2020
Protests erupted across Brazil last week after a Black man was brutally murdered by two white supermarket security guards. The murder is only the latest case of racist violence in Brazil, which is fueling Black Lives Matter activism across the country.
Elections
The World
November 16, 2020
Brazilians voted in local elections in more than 5,500 municipalities across the country on Sunday. It was another big loss for President Jair Bolsonaro, coming on the heels of the electoral defeat of his top ally, US President Donald Trump.
Foreign policy
The World
November 03, 2020
Repercussions from the American presidential contest are being felt around the world, and Brazil — where people are closely following the electoral race — is no exception.
Disease
The World
October 27, 2020
Brazil seems to be slowly getting a handle on the coronavirus, with a decreasing number of infections and deaths, but this year, more than a million people in the country have come down with dengue, chikungunya, malaria and Zika.
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