Articles by Sam Cowie

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‘Tragic Combination’: Millions Go Hungry amid Brazil COVID Crisis
Sam Cowie | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service, 19 Apr 2021

11 Apr 2021 – As Brazil’s COVID-19 crisis gets worse by the week with record-high death tolls, packed hospitals and climbing caseloads, another crisis is unfolding: hunger and food insecurity.

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Jair Bolsonaro Praised the Genocide of Indigenous People. Now He’s Emboldening Attackers of Brazil’s Amazonian Communities.
Sam Cowie – The Intercept, 18 Feb 2019

16 Feb 2019 – “The Brazilian cavalry was very incompetent. Competent, yes, was the American cavalry that decimated its Indians in the past and nowadays does not have this problem in their country.” That’s the opinion of Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, expressed on the floor of Congress.

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