Brazil went from being a humanitarian model in the face of the Venezuelan exodus to erecting barriers that turn protection into a filter and asylum into an exception.
Brazil, an emblem of sociability and joy, today faces a troubling paradox: millions of people live with a persistent loneliness that erodes social bonds.
The historic conviction of Bolsonaro and the military for the attempted coup has not stopped Bolsonarism, which keeps the threat against Brazilian democracy alive both inside and outside the country.
The 2022 Census shows Brazil’s Catholic decline, slower evangelical growth, and rising Afro-Brazilian and non-religious groups, shaping a plural future.
