Brian Mier
@brianmier247.bsky.social
Jornalista, produtor de telenoticias para TeleSur English e apresentador de Brasil 247
SP Governor Tarcisio Freitas loves using his police officers as publicity props. Meanwhile, over 11,000 children under the age of 14 were raped in his state in 2024. My interview with Eduardo Suplicy bmier.substack.com/p/sao-paulo-...
São Paulo and the failure of "war on crime" jingoism
Eduardo Suplicy explains how far right Governor Tarcísio de Freitas' policing strategy has led to record numbers of child rape, femicide and police killings in the state of São Paulo
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August 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
SP Governor Tarcisio Freitas loves using his police officers as publicity props. Meanwhile, over 11,000 children under the age of 14 were raped in his state in 2024. My interview with Eduardo Suplicy bmier.substack.com/p/sao-paulo-...
People in the US should expect to start paying 15% more for a cup of coffee after Trump's 50% tariffs on Brazil kick in on Friday, but the effect on Brazil's coffee value chain may not be as bad as some think. My latest: bmier.substack.com/p/trump-tari...
Trump Tariffs and Brazilian Coffee
What to expect after August 1
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July 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
People in the US should expect to start paying 15% more for a cup of coffee after Trump's 50% tariffs on Brazil kick in on Friday, but the effect on Brazil's coffee value chain may not be as bad as some think. My latest: bmier.substack.com/p/trump-tari...
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In the Spirit of BRICS, Criminal Defendant Jair Bolsonaro Should be Immediately be Transferred to China: a Modest Proposal
In one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of international trade, President Donald Trump this week announced that 50% tariffs would be imposed on
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July 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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No espírito do Brics, o réu criminal Jair Bolsonaro deveria ser imediatamente transferido para a China
"Faço um apelo à China para que extradite imediatamente Jair Bolsonaro a um local seguro"
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July 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Brazil's Victory for Digital Sovereignty
Despite years of campaigning for impunity by the Bolsonaros and the American far right, a Supreme Court ruling has increased social media corporations' accountability for internet crimes.
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July 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Here's my view from the ground on St. John's day in Caruaru. bmier.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...
Bigger than Carnaval: Northeastern Brazil Celebrates St. John's Month
Brought by Portuguese colonists in the 1500s, the once-pagan Midsummer festival has evolved into an Afro-Indigenous-Catholic fusion of music, dance, theater, and food that attracts millions
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June 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Here's my view from the ground on St. John's day in Caruaru. bmier.substack.com/p/bigger-tha...
Elaborei isso para estimular a conversa sobre o papel dos BRICS. www.brasil247.com/blog/cade-os...
Cadê os BRICS quando precisamos?
"Parece uma boa hora para baixarmos nossas expectativas em relação aos BRICS", afirma Brian Mier
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June 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Elaborei isso para estimular a conversa sobre o papel dos BRICS. www.brasil247.com/blog/cade-os...
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Bolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup Trial
Trial on alleged 2-year conspiracy to rupture from Brazil's democratic rule of law and install a military dictatorship reaches final stretch
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June 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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bmier.substack.com/p/brazilian-... Here's the latest from my substack blog, De-linking Brazil.
Brazilian Cities Scramble for National Racial Equality Conference
Abandoned by the Bolsonaro administration, this will be the federal government's first national participatory conference for racial equality in 6 years
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May 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
bmier.substack.com/p/brazilian-... Here's the latest from my substack blog, De-linking Brazil.
Meu reportagem, em espanhol. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkxp...
En Brasil denuncian criminalización de los pueblos indígenas
YouTube video by Multimedia del SUR
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May 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Meu reportagem, em espanhol. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkxp...
"Países tradicionalmente influentes na política global apresentam desempenho abaixo da média. Os Estados Unidos ocupam a 77ª posição, e o Canadá, a 69ª, puxando para baixo a média do continente americano." www.brasil247.com/americalatin...
Nicarágua lidera ranking global de mulheres em altos cargos do governo
Cuba, Nicarágua e México estão entre os cinco países com maior representação feminina no parlamento
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May 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Países tradicionalmente influentes na política global apresentam desempenho abaixo da média. Os Estados Unidos ocupam a 77ª posição, e o Canadá, a 69ª, puxando para baixo a média do continente americano." www.brasil247.com/americalatin...
My latest: bmier.substack.com/p/us-extende...
US Extended State Takes Hit on Brazil's Coffee Industry
In a move reminiscent of Lava Jato, which bankrupted Brazil's construction industry, a new NGO pairs with Anglo media outlets to spread a slavery scare about Brazilian coffee
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May 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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CNN and BBC Team up to Help Bolsonaro
0 fact checking on gossip spread by Eduardo Bolsonaro on visit by US delegation fools Brazilian public into thinking David Gamble had arrived to sanction Brazilian officials
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May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Analistas do Instituto Sieg Heil
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Analistas do Instituto Sieg Heil
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CNN and BBC Team up to Help Bolsonaro
0 fact checking on gossip spread by Eduardo Bolsonaro on visit by US delegation fools Brazilian public into thinking David Gamble had arrived to sanction Brazilian officials
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May 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Legal Victory for Brazil's Kapinawá
Pernambuco DA's Office blocks illegal attempt to auction off indigenous land
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May 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Served: Jair Bolsonaro Subpoenaed in Hospital Bed
If he's healthy enough to do a 1-hour live stream, he can read and sign a 1-page subpoena, rules Brazil's Supreme Court
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April 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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It's hard to believe the @nytimes.com is still running essays about "the crushing pressure inside many colleges and universities to conform with dominant political views" when secret police are carrying off grad students to black sites for writing forbidden op-eds.
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Opinion | Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
To rebuild trust and resist interference, universities must look within.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's hard to believe the @nytimes.com is still running essays about "the crushing pressure inside many colleges and universities to conform with dominant political views" when secret police are carrying off grad students to black sites for writing forbidden op-eds.
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My latest blog peice on a victory for Brazil's largest housing movement, the União Nacional por Moradia Popular (National Union for People's Housing/UNMP) bmier.substack.com/p/housing-vi...
Housing Victory in São Paulo
After two years of pressure, National Union for Popular Housing convinces State Government to co-subsidize self management of 30,000 social housing units
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April 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My latest blog peice on a victory for Brazil's largest housing movement, the União Nacional por Moradia Popular (National Union for People's Housing/UNMP) bmier.substack.com/p/housing-vi...
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My article on the downfall of bolsonarista congresswoman Carla Zambelli. Once a darling of Brazilian neofascism, she's now looking at 5 years behind bars, with former friend Jair Bolsonaro blaming her for his election loss. bmier.substack.com/p/the-fall-o...
The Fall of Brazil’s Marjorie Taylor Greene
Once a rising star of Brazil’s far right, Congresswoman Carla Zambelli now faces five years behind bars.
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April 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My article on the downfall of bolsonarista congresswoman Carla Zambelli. Once a darling of Brazilian neofascism, she's now looking at 5 years behind bars, with former friend Jair Bolsonaro blaming her for his election loss. bmier.substack.com/p/the-fall-o...