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Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Brazil: Why What Rubio is Doing is So Bad

Oct 12, 2026 · 59 min · 12 segments

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![](https://keepingdemocracyalive.com/brazil-why-what-rubio-is-doing-is-so-bad/ "Brazil: Why What Rubio is Doing is So Bad") There was something called the Union of South American Nations. It was when left governments vowed to fight fascism collectively. It all started with the election of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. The US and the International Monetary Fund couldn’t stand that The post Brazil: Why What Rubio is Doing is So Bad appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

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Speakers: Mark WeisbrotGuestBurt CohenHost

Top entities: Flávio Bolsonaro×21 Brazil×48 Mark Weisbrot×24 International Monetary Fund×28 Marco Rubio×18

Flávio BolsonaroPersonBrazilian senator
99%21 mentions
BrazilCountryCountry in South America
98%48 mentions
Mark WeisbrotPersonAmerican economist and columnist
97%24 mentions
International Monetary FundEntity
96%28 mentions
Marco RubioPersonUnited States Secretary of State
94%18 mentions
Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaPersonPresident of Brazil
93%28 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
92%65 mentions
Donald TrumpPerson45th and 47th U.S. President
91%39 mentions
Hugo ChávezPersonVenezuelan Politician
90%3 mentions
undernutritionEntity
88%2 mentions
CubaCountryCountry in the Caribbean
87%25 mentions
Pete HegsethPersonUnited States Secretary of War
86%5 mentions
VenezuelaCountryCountry in South America
85%9 mentions
Latin AmericaAdministrative AreaRegion
83%23 mentions
United States CongressCompanyGoverning body
82%6 mentions
ColombiaCountryCountry in South America
81%10 mentions
HondurasCountryCountry in Central America
80%5 mentions
Organization of American StatesTourist AttractionOrganization in Washington, D.C., United States
78%3 mentions
South AmericaContinentContinent
77%5 mentions
Western HemispherePlace
76%3 mentions
BoliviaCountryCountry in South America
75%7 mentions
ArgentinaCountryCountry in South America
73%6 mentions
United States Department of the TreasuryGovernment OrganizationGovernment department
72%2 mentions
HaitiCountryCountry in the Caribbean
71%6 mentions
Workers' PartyOrganizationPolitical party
70%1 mention
Latin AmericansEntityPeople
69%1 mention
Jair BolsonaroPersonFormer President of Brazil
67%4 mentions
Radio programEntity
66%1 mention
Regime changeEntity
65%1 mention
Gustavo PetroPersonEconomist and former President of Colombia
64%5 mentions
Union of South American NationsOrganization
62%1 mention
White HouseTourist AttractionOfficial residence in Washington, D.C., United States
61%1 mention
Center for Economic and Policy ResearchCompanyThink tank
60%5 mentions
ChinaCountryCountry in East Asia
59%11 mentions
RussiaCountryCountry
57%1 mention
EuropeContinentContinent
56%2 mentions
Los Angeles TimesPeriodicalAmerican newspaper
55%4 mentions
The New York TimesPeriodicalNewspaper
54%3 mentions
Charter of the Organization of American StatesEntity
52%1 mention
Supreme Court of the United StatesOrganizationCourt
51%1 mention
AfricaContinentContinent
50%2 mentions
University of MichiganCollege or UniversityPublic university in Ann Arbor, Michigan
49%1 mention
The Washington PostPeriodicalAmerican newspaper
48%1 mention
ExxonMobilCompanyNatural gas company
46%2 mentions
Spanish–American WarEventWar
45%1 mention
Doctor of PhilosophyEntityDegree
44%1 mention
World Bank GroupCompanyBank
43%2 mentions
Folha de S.PauloPeriodicalBrazilian newspaper
41%1 mention
The GuardianPeriodicalBritish newspaper
41%1 mention
Dilma RousseffPersonEconomist and former President of Brazil
39%1 mention

International RelationsGovernment
Brazilian Presidential ElectionsPolitics > Brazilian Politics
U.S.–Latin American RelationsGovernment > International Relations
International Development EconomicsEconomics
Lula–Bolsonaro Presidential ContestPolitics > Brazilian Politics > Brazilian Presidential Elections
2026 Brazilian Presidential RunoffPolitics > Brazilian Politics > Brazilian Presidential Elections > Lula–Bolsonaro Presidential Contest
U.S. Intervention in Latin AmericaGovernment > International Relations > U.S.–Latin American Relations
Hemispheric Political InfluenceGovernment > International Relations > U.S.–Latin American Relations > U.S. Intervention in Latin America
Latin American Economic PolicyEconomics > International Development Economics
IMF Lending and AusterityEconomics > International Development Economics > Latin American Economic Policy
Economic Sanctions and Developmental ImpactsEconomics > International Development Economics > Latin American Economic Policy > IMF Lending and Austerity
Amazon Rainforest GovernanceEnvironment > Environmental Politics
Brazilian Deforestation PolicyEnvironment > Environmental Politics > Amazon Rainforest Governance
Lula–Bolsonaro Amazon Conservation ContrastEnvironment > Environmental Politics > Amazon Rainforest Governance > Brazilian Deforestation Policy
Progressive and Right-Wing Regional GovernmentsGeopolitics > Latin American Geopolitics
Regime Change and Hemispheric AlignmentGeopolitics > Latin American Geopolitics > Progressive and Right-Wing Regional Governments
U.S. Influence on Brazil and CubaGeopolitics > Latin American Geopolitics > Progressive and Right-Wing Regional Governments > Regime Change and Hemispheric Alignment
Latin American GeopoliticsGeopolitics
Brazilian PoliticsPolitics
Politics
Environment
Economics
Government
Geopolitics
Environmental PoliticsEnvironment