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
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33 - Best of Bernie: DACA Fight | On the Trail with AOC | Elegy for Oligarchs
32 - Bernie Gets It Done (w/ Warren Gunnels)
31 - Live at Politicon (w/ Kyle Kulinski, James Adomian, and Anthony Atamanuik)
30 - It's Not Your Fault (w/ Michael Moore & Meagan Day)
29 - Bernie's Back, Baby!
28 - Buddy, Essentialize This! (w/ Tom Sexton & Analilia Mejia)
27 - Best of Bernie: Rising Up | Racial Justice | Whose Economy Is It, Anyway?
26 - Bernie vs. the Rest (w/ Naomi Klein & Xiuhtezcatl Martinez)
25 - Best of Bernie: A Million Donors Strong | Housing for All | Climate Strike
24 - Back to the Future (w/ Harvey Kaye & Cornel West)
23 - Best of Bernie: Climate Threat | Crackdown in Kashmir | Killer Mike
22 - Bern or Burn: The Green New Deal (w/ David Wallace-Wells & Kate Aronoff)
21 - Best of Bernie: Winning the Class War | Green New Deal | Justice for All
20 - Birth and Death in America (w/ Sanjeev Sriram)
19 - Building Coalitions (w/ Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor)
18 - Bridging the Center/Left Divide (w/ Jon Favreau)
17 - Beat the Press (w/ Katie Halper & Sam Seder)
15 - Big Money vs. the City of Brotherly Love
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