Lachlan Williams
Lachlan Williams is an Australian journalist with an economic and political background. He lives and travels extensively in the Brazilian Northeast, a region of the country traditionally neglected by the media.
Rio Governor Witzel’s Removal Could Benefit Flávio Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After being removed by a Superior Court of Justice (STJ) injunction, Rio de Janeiro governor Wilson Witzel voiced attacks...
Butantan Director Says Chinese CoronaVac Could Provide Over 97 Percent Immunity
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Butantan Institute director Dimas Tadeu Covas, said yesterday in an interview to Jovem Pan radio that with two doses,...
Bolsonaro Threatens to Punch Reporter After Question About Corruption and First Lady
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, August 23rd, threatened to punch a reporter repeatedly in the mouth after being...
Two Thousand People Removed from Home Near Jati Dam in Ceará after Pipeline Rupture
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Residents in the area around the Jati dam, in the interior of Ceará, were removed from their homes preventively...
Brazil’s Federal Police Regulations Authorize Sale of Four Weapons per Citizen
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Federal Police (PF) yesterday announced that it has formalized the regulations set forth in Decree 9.785, of 2019,...
Lula Says Workers’ Party May Not Field Presidential Candidate in 2022
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva conceded on Thursday, August 20th, that PT (Worker's Party) may not launch a...
Analysis: Jair Bolsonaro Courts Brazil’s Northeast Region Politicians, Voters
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro has already referred to the northeasterners as "paraíbas", a pejorative term that does not suit the...
Brazil’s Postal Service Workers Announce Nationwide Strike
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The National Federation of Workers in Postal and Similar Companies (FENTECT) resolved to strike against state-owned company Correios, as...
Biden/Kamala Statements Reveal Highly Critical Position on Brazilian Government
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - By building the democrat presidential slate with Senator Kamala Harris, Joe Biden seems to lead the political coalition that...
Rare Deadly Syndrome Affects Children with Covid-19, Claims Victims in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Data from the Rio de Janeiro State Health Secretariat (SES) reported this week that at least seven children who...
Datafolha Poll: Despite Over 105,000 Deaths, Bolsonaro Achieves His Best Rating
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - While Brazil bitterly loses over 105,000 lives and is the country with the second-highest number of deaths and infections...
South America Soccer Confederation Announces Copa America Matches in 2021
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil will be defending its Copa America title on June 13th next year in Medellin (Colombia) against Venezuela. The...
Covid-19: What Is Known About Russian Vaccine and Why Is It Challenged?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced the development of a vaccine against Covid-19, which received regulatory approva less than two...
Goiás Soccer Team Learns of Ten Covid-19 Cases Only Hours Before Sunday’s Match
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A viral "bomb" went off in Goiás a few hours before the soccer match against São Paulo, in the...