32. Contra Bolsonaro with Maria the Witch

Rundown In this episode, Mexie interviews Maria the Witch, a critical leftist YouTuber based in Brazil, about Bolsonaro’s election and his time so far in office. Maria explains what led up to the election, the campaign talking points that garnered the most support, and what he has been able to do thus far in office. We end with what comrades outside of Brazil can do to help support the struggle there, including potentially donating to the list of organizations below (note: please check out each organization thoroughly yourself to be sure you’d like to support). Sources and Links * Maria the Witch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrd-uibzFaauNlPB8-OJ_qQ * Maria the Witch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/maria_thewitch * No One Left Behind (international-oriented NGO fighting all sorts of discrimination in Brazil, created right after the Bolsonaro election): https://www.nooneleftbehind.org.br/ * XI Assembly of COIAB (one-time donation to crowdfund the Amazon’s Indigenous people’s assembly): https://www.vakinha.com.br/vaquinha/seja-um-apoiador-da-xi-assembleia-da-coiab * MTST Brazil (monthly donations to support the Homeless Workers Movement, led by Guilherme Boulos & threatened to be classed as “terrorism”): https://www.catarse.me/colabore_mtst * Redes da Maré (monthly donations for project/one time bank account deposit to support NGO in the favela that Marielle Franco was from in Rio): https://redesdamare.org.br/br/quemsomos/doeagora * Benfeitoria: Casa 1 (monthly donations to support LGBT shelter in São Paulo): https://benfeitoria.com/casa1  * Folha de S. Paulo (important daily news site): https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/ Support the Show