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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.

Bolsonaro Considers Actions Against Covid-19 ‘Excess’, Calls for Reopening of Trade

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Monday, June 22nd, President Jair Bolsonaro once again advocated the reopening of trade and said that "there may...

Queiroz’s Wife Wanted for Questioning, Declared Fugitive from Justice

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Arrested on Thursday morning, June 18th, in a house in Atibaia, São Paulo, owned by a Bolsonaro family attorney,...

Hemorio Detects That 28% of Rio’s Blood Donors Have Covid-19 Antibodies

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A survey conducted by Hemorio found that 28 percent of people who donated blood during the Covid-19 pandemic had...

Protests Prove Brazil Advocates Democracy, Says Supreme Court Justice Mendes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The protests that broke out in Brazil over the past two weekends in reaction to anti-democratic flags, such as...

Bolsonaro Creates New Ministry, Tailor-Made for Centrão and SBT Owner

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Contrary to what he had vowed throughout his campaign, when he said his government would have "at most" 15...

Brazil Slumps Ten Positions in Global Peace Ranking

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Between 2019 and 2020, Brazil plunged ten positions in a ranking that measures the "peace index" and the absence...

The 100 Most Expensive Cities in the World to Live and Work

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Do you dream of having an international career and living outside Brazil? According to Mercer's 26th Annual Cost of...

São Paulo’s Healthcare System No Longer at Risk of Collapse, Says Secretary

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL -  Healthcare in the city of São Paulo is no longer at risk of collapse, according to city Secretary Edson Aparecido...

Brazilian Military Government Tried To Conceal Meningitis Epidemic In 1974

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The national debate on transparency in the disclosure of coronavirus data evokes another less than noble moment in national...

Bolsonaro Drops in on Police Operation, Stays Silent on Covid-19 Disclosure Rules

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Jair Bolsonaro landed with two FAB (Brazilian Air Force) helicopters on Saturday morning, June 6th, on BR-020 in...

After Record Covid-19 Deaths, Brazil Changes Data Disclosure and Reduces Information

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After breaking records in deaths by Covid-19 in Brazil, the government of Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, June 5th, changed...

Florianópolis Completes One Month with No Coronavirus Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - On Thursday, June 4th, the city of Florianópolis completed one month without new deaths from Covid-19, a disease caused...

W.H.O. Announces Resumption of Hydroxychloroquine Testing for Covid-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After analyzing a study published by the medical-scientific journal The Lancet, Tedros Ghebreyesus Adhanom, the World Health Organization's (WHO)...

Anti-fascist Brazilian Soccer Fan Organizations Take Front Line Action Against Bolsonaro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Since the start of quarantine enforced by the Coronavirus pandemic, no demonstration critical of Jair Bolsonaro's government had produced...

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