Briahna looks at the imprisonment of former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose conviction on corruption charges cleared the way for the victory last year of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. In June, Bernie called for Lula's release after the Intercept reported that the head judge in Lula's case - now Minister of Justice in Bolsonaro's government - had collaborated with prosecutors.
Michael Brooks of The Michael Brooks Show explains why Lula was such a transformational and popular leader. Leandro Demori, one of the Intercept reporters who broke the story in June, gives us an inside view of events that are still convulsing Brazilian politics. Finally, we zoom out to see why Bernie's approach to foreign policy is uniquely equipped to combat a wave of right-wing authoritarianism around the world.
Michael Brooks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/_michaelbrooks
The Michael Brooks Show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2UY1hxlMr4_7Az_iQ82HQ
Leandro Demori on Twitter: https://twitter.com/demori
And at the Intercept: https://theintercept.com/staff/leandrodemori
53 - The Future of Our Economy (w/ Stephanie Kelton, Jeffrey Sachs, Robert Reich, and Sara Nelson)
52 - Warren Warriors for Bernie (w/ Ryan Knight & Blair Imani)
51 - The Deficit Myth (w/ Stephanie Kelton)
50 - Shelter & Grace (w/ Natalie Wynn)
49 - In This Together (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & George Gardner III)
48 - Say It Ain't So, Joe (w/ Matt Bruenig)
47 - Which Side Are You On? (Live w/ The Dig, Michael Brooks, & Natalie Shure)
46 - Can't Stop Us Now (w/ Dr. Victoria Dooley)
45 - Bloomberg vs. Democracy (w/ Tim Black & Justin Jackson)
44 - Big Tents & Iowa (w/ Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán, Dr. Steven Thrasher, & Christine Hallquist)
43 - Yours in Struggle (w/ Barbara Smith)
42 - Right Now (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & Ari Rabin-Havt)
41 - Bernie and the Troops (w/ Kyle Bibby & Hector Barajas)
40 - Joe Biden's Record (w/ Krystal Ball & Josh Fox)
39 - To Heal the World: Bernie's Jewish Roots (w/ Joel Rubin & Katie Halper)
Redux: Democratic Socialism (w/ Greg Carr)
38 - Bern After Yeeting (w/ US Youth Climate Strike & the Gravel Teens)
37 - People Over Profits (w/ Nathan J. Robinson)
36 - Keep on the Sunnyside (w/ Kal Penn)
35 - Office Race (w/ Grace Blakeley)
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