Folha de S.Paulo

"05' 2nd half. Goal Japan. To Tanaka." This is how Folha described one of the most controversial moments of the World Cup so far, Japan's comeback goal against Spain on Thursday (1st). As put by Luís Curro, a colleague on many good and bad football days, a move that made us sad to see that our eyes "no longer have value".

Published on 12/12/2022 - 13h37

The military report on the electronic ballot boxes is out. There was no fraud, it was written here and abroad. "Case closed", declared Folha in an editorial. They only forgot to check with those who inhabit barracks and those who camp around them. In another week of reading the facts attenuated by the media, members of the Armed Forces went public at least four times to reinforce the messages they want to give: it is not possible to verify if there was fraud in the elections, the concerns of the protesters dressed as Neymar are legitimate, the Judiciary extrapolates.

Published on 11/21/2022 - 20h58

Jair Bolsonaro's coup has not come until now, but it hasn't been for the lack of coup plotters. On the streets, in front of military installations, on the roads, and on social media, subversive people transit between the ridiculous and the reckless. An individual rehearses a united order in Bermuda shorts, the Brazilian football team shirt, and a flagpole with a flag on his shoulders playing the role of a rifle, marching from one side to the other in a pathetic way. Around, no one pays attention. The bizarre has become natural.

Published on 11/14/2022 - 12h48

It was supposed to be a violent campaign. To leave no doubt about the matter, Roberto Jefferson decided to drop grenades and rifle shots at the Federal Police. There was supposed to be a coup, and the risk still lurks until further notice (after four years of turmoil, you can't trust a "whoever has the most votes wins" said after the final debate). There was also supposed to be a tsunami of fake news, and the country is drowning in it.

Published on 11/04/2022 - 14h26

Certain observations must be made from an outside perspective. They require detachment. This is why The New York Times was the first to describe the Brazilian Supreme Electoral Court's decision to give Alexandre de Moraes ample powers as "one of the most aggressive measures ever taken by any country in the attempt to combat false information."

Published on 10/26/2022 - 14h05

Published on 10/18/2022 - 14h59

Silvio Almeida wrote that this election is "particularly existential". He was one of the many Folha columnists who have spared no ink in recent days to underline the country's great responsibility this Sunday (2). It's time to push the button at the polls.

Published on 10/06/2022 - 14h35

"What makes a political party right-wing or left-wing: Folha has created metrics that position political parties", says the headline of the newspaper published last week. The reading of the article shows an intricate system of seven parameters, a ranking, and a graphical representation in the shape of a flower.

Published on 09/28/2022 - 12h53

"Don't turn your car into a weapon, the victim could be you." This slogan was endlessly repeated in the 1970s, a time when even the military dictatorship understood a weapon as something dangerous, which sooner or later turns against whoever owns it. Decades of engineering and legislation have made cars much safer. The rest are as reckless as ever.

Published on 09/21/2022 - 15h03