News & Analysis
Ana has over a decade of experience reporting on major news stories in Latin America, Europe, Canada and the United States. Since arriving in Brazil in 2019, she has covered the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of the far-right, a polarizing presidential election, the storming of Brazil’s capital, and a coup attempt implicating former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Sebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81. (May 2025, The New York Times)
Known for his powerfully impactful images of nature and the human condition, he was widely regarded as one of the most important documentary photographers of his time.
Biden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change. (November 2024, The New York Times)
The president toured the rainforest and promised Brazil funds for environmental initiatives, even as the incoming Trump administration appears poised to roll them back.
A Difficult Few Days for Bolsonaro’s Right-Wing Movement. (November 2024, The New York Times)
Accusations that former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro plotted a coup arose after a former top aide of his was implicated in a plan to kill the current president.
What Caused a Plane to Fall From the Sky in Brazil? (August 2024, The New York Times)
Officials are investigating potential causes of a plane crash that killed 62 people near São Paulo. Using videos and other clues, aviation experts have formed theories.
Escapee Had Been a Fugitive Before Pennsylvania Jailbreak (September, 2023, The New York Times)
The subject of the manhunt outside Philadelphia disappeared into the wilderness in 2017 after an arrest warrant was issued in connection with a murder in northern Brazil.
Pennsylvania Fugitive Has Been Trained for Survival, His Mother Says (September, 2023, The New York Times)
In her first interview with any media outlet, Danelo Cavalcante’s mother said that her son had killed two people, but she insisted that he was not a threat to the public.
Amazon facing ‘urgent’ crime crisis after gutting of protections, says drugs tsar (June, 2023, The Guardian)
Brazilian government warning comes as UN report says that flourishing organized crime groups are driving a boom in environmental devastation.
Brazil’s Police Raid Bolsonaro Home in Fake Vaccine Cards Case. (May 2023, The New York Times)
The authorities arrested a close aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he forged vaccine records, possibly to help Mr. Bolsonaro enter the United States.
Glória Maria, Who Broke Barriers in Brazilian Television, Dies at 73. (February 2023, The New York Times)
Thought to be Brazil’s first Black TV journalist and a rare female anchor, she was a trailblazer in a country with a long history of racism.
Protests erupt across Brazil over Bolsonaro’s loss, including one blocking a key bridge in Rio. (October 2022, The New York Times)
Dozens of groups, scattered across Rio de Janeiro and at least 19 other states, protested the election loss of President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, setting fires and paralyzing highways.
Brazil’s election officials demand answers for police stops of buses carrying voters. (October 2022, The New York Times)
Dozens of groups, scattered across Rio de Janeiro and at least 19 other states, protested the election loss of President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, setting fires and paralyzing highways.
Here’s What to Know About Brazil’s Pivotal Election. (October 2022, The New York Times)
The vote comes after a long and ugly campaign that pits two major political figures against each other in race that has tested the country’s democracy.
Threats, Then Guns: A Journalist and an Expert Vanish in the Amazon. (June 2022, The New York Times)
Dom Phillips, a British journalist, and Bruno Pereira, a Brazilian expert on Indigenous groups, have not been seen since Sunday. They faced threats before they disappeared.
Search for Journalist and Expert in Amazon Becomes Homicide Investigation. (June 2022, The New York Times)
The police arrested a second suspect after Dom Phillips, a British journalist, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, a Brazilian expert on Indigenous people, went missing.
Third Man Arrested in Amazon Slayings of Journalist and Activist. (June 2022, The New York Times)
The police in Brazil said on Saturday that they had arrested another person connected to the deaths of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira, and said the men been shot to death.
Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Face Trial in Brazil for Attempting a Coup. (March 2025, The New York Times)
Brazil’s top court ruled that the former president will be tried over his role in a vast plot to cling to power after his 2022 election loss.
In Milei’s Argentina, Economic Albatross Is Tamed but Life Is Much Harder. (December 2024, The New York Times)
A year after becoming president, Javier Milei has been praised inside and outside Argentina for reining in galloping inflation. But his economic policies have inflicted widespread hardship.