Leonardo Sakamoto on Brazil’s vote-buying scandals.
Articles by Leonardo Sakamoto

Authoritarians have been embraced in a country where public opinion is in favour of democracy. Leonardo Sakamoto argues for...

With an election looming, Jair Bolsonaro has set an economic timebomb for Brazil, writes Leonardo Sakamoto.

Leonardo Sakamoto on the journalists the Brazilian establishment loves to hate.

Leo Sakamoto laments the dawn of the climate era – and worries for the fate of the most vulnerable.

Leo Sakamoto speaks to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the former president and favourite to beat Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s 2022...

Leo Sakamoto fears a drought as Brazil’s long-brewing water crisis hits home.

From slavery to mass deforestation, Leonardo Sakamoto highlights the devastating impact of cattle ranching in Brazil.

Leonardo Sakamoto on hideous wealth and – and poverty.

After a court annulled all the sentences against him, Brazil’s ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is back in the running...