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Election Commission candidates' campaign teams canvassing in permitted areas outside the polling station in Hong Kong on December 7, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Hong Kong citizens don’t want to vote, Japan-China tensions rise, Art stolen in Brazil & More

​Palestinians walk in the rain at a makeshift camp in Gaza City, on Nov. 25, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Trump admin makes temp Gaza property plan, Taiwan to boost defenses, Tragic fire in Hong Kong, Brazil’s Lula leads in poll, Saudi opens door to liquor cabinet

Is Trump’s trade strategy backfiring abroad?
ask ian

Is Trump’s trade strategy backfiring abroad?

In this “ask ian,” Ian Bremmer tackles a growing question: How is the Trump administration performing as the year wraps up?

​Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, on November 7, 2025.
Analysis

Q+A: Climate tries for a comeback at COP30

When it comes to global warming, the hottest ticket in the world right now is for the COP30 conference, which runs for the next week in Brazil. But with world leaders putting climate lower on the agenda, what can the conference achieve?

Prince Andrew – now Andrew Mountbatten Windsor – leaves Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom, on May 6, 2023.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: King’s brother loses royal title, Japan-China tensions surround leaders’ summit, Deadly Rio raid becomes national political issue

​Members of the military police special unit detain suspected drug dealers at the favela do Penha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 28, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Massive drug raid in Brazil, Five Republicans vote to scrap Brazil tariffs, Wildlife charity eyes duke’s estate, & More

Trump orders Lula to free Bolsonaro
Puppet Regime

Trump orders Lula to free Bolsonaro

Trump tries Brazil. #PUPPETREGIME

Last Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict: Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president who tried to overturn the 2022 election, was convicted along with seven close allies for conspiring against democracy and plotting to assassinate his rivals, including President Lula. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison and barred from office until 2060. At 70, he will likely spend his remaining years behind bars.
by ian bremmer

Despite conviction, Bolsonaro’s shadow looms over Brazilian politics

Last Thursday, Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict: Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right former president who tried to overturn the 2022 election.

​US President Donald Trump, King Charles III, First Lady Melania Trump and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle, United Kingdom, on September 17, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Trump’s UK state visit begins, Brazil court fines Bolsonaro for racist comment, Ecuadorians protest new gold mine, & More

Brazil sentences Bolsonaro: What it means for democracy and US-Brazil relations
ask ian

Brazil sentences Bolsonaro: What it means for democracy and US-Brazil relations

Brazil’s Supreme Court has sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for plotting to overturn the 2022 election and allegedly conspiring to assassinate President Lula. In this week's "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the verdict highlights how “your response… has nothing to do with rule of law. It has everything to do with tribal political affiliation.”