Brian Mier

Brian Mier is a native Chicagoan who has lived in Brazil for 25 years. He is co-editor of Brasil Wire and Brazil correspondent for TeleSur English’s TV news program, From the South.

Lula’s Battle for a 40-Hour Work Week

30 Days in Venezuela

Cuba Resists: an Interview With Journalist Boris Luis Cabrera

Could Venezuela Happen in Brazil?

Brazil’s President Lula condemns US Bombing and Kidnapping in Venezuela

Bolsonaro Arrested and Jailed in Brasilia

Exposed: Transparency International’s Secret Plan for Political Power in Brazil

COP 30 and the Union Take on Brazil’s Offshore Oil Discovery

Brazil Reacts to Bolsonaro Verdict

MAGA Playbook: Bolsonaro Allies Paralyze Congress

Lula and Brazil’s Unions Respond to Trump’s Threats

Trump Tariffs and Brazilian Coffee: What to Expect After August 1

In the Spirit of BRICS, Criminal Defendant Jair Bolsonaro Should be Immediately be Transferred to China: a Modest Proposal

Bolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup Trial

A Warning to the Radical Left

Eduardo Bolsonaro Flees Brazil

Bolsonaro and Cronies Charged for Coup Plot

How Will Trump Victory Change US-Brazil Relations?

Brazil’s Local Elections: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Inside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s Judiciary

Election Theater in Venezuela: a Tale From Election Day in Caracas

Porto Alegre Floods and the Failure of the Minimal State

Behind the Musk/GOP Lying Campaign Against Brazil’s Judiciary

The Hybrid War Against Lula

Chronicle of a Coup Foretold