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Jair Bolsonaro and coup generals jailed

Pedro Meade PRMI in Brazil 14 September, 2025

The mere fact that Bolsonaro and high-ranking military officers were in the dock was already a historic event. Military coups have been part of the country’s history since the proclamation of the Republic. The 1964 civil-big business-military coup installed a dictatorship that lasted more than 20 years. However, after redemocratisation, which was the result of the struggles of the working class and oppressed peoples, Brazil did not condemn the dictators for their crimes during the “years of lead”, as was done in other Latin American countries.

Kirk and Trump shake hands at a "Turning point event"

The violence Kirk unleashed on others has come full circle

Paul Moorhouse PRMI in Scotland 14 September, 2025

Under the guise of campaigning for ‘Free Speech’ on campuses Kirk promoted a hostile environment for ideas which challenge the racial oppression, toxic masculinity, violence and corruption rife in US capitalism and academia. He spewed an endless stream of frequently implausible lies, and bogus statistics directed at people of colour, Jews, the trans community, migrants, and even climate scientists.

Gates at the Izaguirre Ranch in Mexico patrolled by teh police

Narco, the stark violence of the system

Alternativa Socialista PRMI in Mexico 25 August, 2025

This narrative of a rampant security crisis in Mexico only feeds the coup aspirations of the national and international right wing that is now desperately trying not to lose the privileges they used to enjoy. The exaggeration of the chaos and the minimization of security advances only seek to justify the destabilization of the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The appointment of US Ambassador Ronald Johnson, who had suggested invading Mexico to put an end to the narco, as well as his reception and the constant calls to support a US invasion by sectors of the Mexican right, and Donald Trump’s foreign security policies towards Mexico all point in that direction.

Bolsonaro's far-right supporters attempt to occupy Presidental palace

Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazil backfired on Bolsonaro

Marcio Silva PRMI in Brazil 8 August, 2025

The organised working class and the entire progressive sector of the population eagerly awaited Bolsonaro’s arrest, which finally happened on Monday 4th of August when Moraes charged him with defying court orders after he appeared at rallies called by his supporters. It is worth remembering that not only was he the mastermind behind the coup attempt, but he is also guilty of many other crimes, from theft and corruption to deliberate negligence in the pandemic and inciting farmers to murder indigenous people and burn forests.

Trump regime being consumed by Epstein scandal

James McCabe Socialist Party, Ireland 6 August, 2025

As more and more information emerges about the sordid relationship between these two obscenely rich sexual predators, the bulk of the media coverage tends to overlook the immense trauma suffered by the victims of Epstein and his network of powerful, ruling-class men. The truth has been hidden about so many aspects of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. However, what’s crystal clear is that the survivors have been completely failed by the justice system.

Zohran Mamdani victory – Billionaire establishment defeated in New York

Isidora Duran Socialist Party, Ireland 1 July, 2025

The stark contrast between the two frontrunners in this election was a reflection of the sharpening political polarisation throughout society. New York City is home of key players of US capitalism, with over 100 billionaires as well as the world’s largest stock exchange.
On the other hand, one in four people are living in poverty.