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A smartphone displaying Brazil's right-wing senator and Liberal Party (PL) presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro delivering a speech during a rally at Largo Glenio Peres in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on October 14, 2026, ahead of the presidential election runoff. Photo by SILVIO AVILA / AFP via Getty Images

Under the Shadow Season 2

Meta chooses sides in Brazil’s election | Ep. 16

by Michael Fox October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

As Brazilians prepare to vote in the runoff election this Sunday, October 25, Meta has been working to lift the candidacy of Trump ally Flávio Bolsonaro.

A supporter of far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate for the Social Liberal Party (PSL), Jair Bolsonaro, wears a mask of US President Donald Trump as he celebrates after Bolsonaro won Brazil's presidential election, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 28, 2018. Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP via Getty Images

Under the Shadow Season 2

Trump’s plan to swing Brazil’s election for Bolsonaro | Ep. 15

by Michael Fox October 1, 2026October 1, 2026

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on September 22, 2026. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

President Lula’s full speech at the 81st UN General Assembly

by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Michael Fox September 24, 2026September 24, 2026

Photo courtesy of Michael Fox.

The Battle for Free Speech

Trump, Silicon Valley, and the global far right target Brazil’s upcoming elections

by Michael Fox September 18, 2026September 18, 2026

Fernando Cerimedo speaks during Hispanic Prosperity Gala - Latino Wall Street at Mar-a-Lago on February 10, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Latino Wall Street

Under the Shadow Season 2

Fernando Cerimedo: Revealing Trump’s election interference in Latin America | Ep. 14

by Michael Fox September 17, 2026September 24, 2026

Photo courtesy of Michael Fox.

The Battle for Free Speech

Fearless Speech: Examining myths around the First Amendment

by Michael Fox September 11, 2026September 14, 2026

A protester sits on the Hollywood Walk of Fame holding a sign reading "Make Speech Free Again" outside the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. Photo by DAVID PASHAEE/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

The Battle for Free Speech

‘The most powerful publishers the world has ever seen’: Fara Dabhoiwala on the real battle over free speech

by Michael Fox September 4, 2026September 14, 2026

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila waves a Cuban flag on board the vessel Maguro -- symbolically renamed "Granma 2.0" as a tribute to the yacht used by Fidel Castro's guerrilla fighters to launch their revolution in 1956 -- as it arrives from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the Nuestra America convoy, docking at the port of Havana on March 24, 2026. Photo by YURI CORTEZ / AFP via Getty Images

Under the Shadow

‘American dominance’: Boat strikes, Cuba, and Latin American pushback | Ep. 13

by Michael Fox September 3, 2026September 24, 2026

Under the Shadow

Brazil’s battle against fake news and the US war to undermine it | Ep. 12

by Michael Fox September 3, 2026September 3, 2026

An American flag is reflected off bulletproof glass as U.S. President Donald Trump watches the end of the NTT INDYCAR Series on August 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: International

Trump threats overshadow Brazil’s presidential election

by Michael Fox August 28, 2026August 28, 2026

Marc Steiner stands in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on the anniversary of the March on Washington on Aug. 23, 2023. Photo by Maximillian Alvarez.

The Battle for Free Speech

Marc Steiner: A life standing for free speech | Ep. 8

by Michael Fox and Marc Steiner July 23, 2026August 5, 2026

Members of the coalition behind Drop Dialog protest against Peter Thiel’s meeting in front of the Powerscourt Hotel. Courtesy of the Drop Dialog coalition.

Politics and Movements: International

Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action

by Michael Fox July 20, 2026July 20, 2026