Ana Ionova
correspondent in Brazil for The New York Times. Ex-Reuters in London. CUJ and IWMF alum. Sometimes on the radio. Often in the Amazon.
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- Tragic and shocking images in Rio, after the deadliest police crackdown on drug gangs in history. Story in @nytimes.com (free link): www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...
- Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for overseeing a failed coup plot after losing Brazil's last presidential elections. Our story on this landmark ruling, with @jacknicas.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
- In Brazil, the Supreme Court has began weighing whether to convict Jair Bolsonaro on charges that he tried to stage a coup. Follow our coverage of the trial here: www.nytimes.com/spotlight/ja...
- As Brazil's Supreme Court decides the fate of Jair Bolsonaro, the country is bracing for the possibility of more U.S. sanctions targeting justices and banks, sources told me. My latest in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/w...
- Today, Jair Bolsonaro goes on trial on charges that he tried to cling to power after losing Brazil's last election. To piece together the case against him, I combed through dozens of hours of testimony and hundreds of pages of documents. My tale of a failed coup in @nytimes.com bit.ly/45VQViM
- Brazil kept a tight rein on Big Tech. Now, Trump’s 50 percent tariffs could change that. bit.ly/3HifuhF
- JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, was fined billions for bribing politicians in one of the biggest corruption cases in history. Now, it's trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Some credit President Trump’s era of deal-making for the Brazilian company’s success. bit.ly/4eqTGwu
- Elon Musk's Starlink has brought the internet to some of South America’s most remote places. But Bolivia is shunning it, even as many there are desperate for a better connection. For @nytimes.com, we wrote about why one Latin American country said no thanks to Starlink. bit.ly/43XEMc5
- Three years ago today, Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira vanished in a remote stretch of the Amazon. In a new @theguardian.com podcast series, we investigate what happened to them on that final journey, and why. Listen to “Missing in the Amazon” wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/4dQzpQB
- Jair Bolsonaro will face trial on criminal charges that he plotted a coup after losing the 2022 elections, Brazil's Supreme Court decided. Story in @nytimes.com (free link): bit.ly/3FIlWgD
- Reposted by Ana IonovaSon of Jair Bolsonaro Says He Will Seek Political Asylum in the U.S., by @anaionova.bsky.social via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/w...
- "I'm Still Here" - and Fernanda Torres - are nominated for Oscars! ICYMI, my story in @nytimes.com about the film and the fever it has set off in Brazil (free link): bit.ly/41AO5zk
- Por décadas, o jogo do bicho parecia imbatível. Até a chegada das apostas online, como o Jogo do Tigrinho. Escrevi para o @nytimes.com sobre como essas novas apostas digitais estão ameaçando a contravenção, que faz parte da vida e do imaginário brasileiro há mais de um século. bit.ly/42c8efk
- Obrigada @luizantoniosimas.bsky.social, Instituto Jogo Legal e muito outros pela colaboração!
- A mafia-run lottery in Brazil seemed invincible. Until Fortune Tiger came along. For the @nytimes.com, I wrote about how digital gambling is spelling trouble for an illegal game that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. bit.ly/42c8efk
- For the past 10 weeks, I’ve been filling in as interim bureau chief at The New York Times in Brazil. It’s been a wild ride – and an incredible chance to report on some fascinating stories. As a wrap up my stint, I wanted to share some of my work from the last couple of months (free links below).
- In November, I travelled to Manaus to cover President Joe Biden’s historic trip to the Amazon rainforest, the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited the region. I wrote this story with my colleague Michael Shear: nyti.ms/3Czi5B5
- I also covered the sprawling investigation into a coup plot aimed at keeping Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the 2022 elections, which police say included plans to poison Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva before he took office. Some of my stories here: bit.ly/4a1YZAj bit.ly/3CDqTGd bit.ly/3DH0F6c
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View full threadAn immense thank you to @jacknicas.bsky.social for the opportunity and the support. Looking forward to more great stories in 2025!
- Under a highway in Rio de Janeiro, partygoers have been dancing “charme” to the sounds of R&B for decades. Now, a new crop of dancers is reviving — and transforming — the scene in surprising ways. My dispatch for @nytimes.com from Madureira, Rio's home of charme. Read for free: bit.ly/3DC7fuB
- Deu no New York Times! Minha matéria sobre dois grandes talentos do cinema brasileiro e "Ainda Estou Aqui," um filme muito especial que tem provocado uma febre, e uma profunda reflexão, no Brasil. Leia (grátis) aqui: bit.ly/3ZRDmyW
- Decades ago, Fernanda Montenegro missed out on an Oscar - and Brazil never forgot the snub. Now, her daughter, Fernanda Torres, could have a chance to win a golden statuette with a role in "I'm Still Here," a film that has sparked deep soul-searching. My story for @nytimes.com bit.ly/41AO5zk
- O que 5 milhões de brasileiros têm em comum? Um nome com um passado sombrio. Silva, sobrenome compartilhado por presidentes e estrelas do futebol, já carregou o estigma de suas raízes coloniais. Mas hoje, muitos estão repensando seu legado. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/3OLzpW4
- What do Lula, Neymar and 5 million other Brazilians have in common? A last name with ties to a grim past. But Brazil's most popular name, Silva, is now being seen in new ways. My story for @nytimes.com (Gift link) bit.ly/4ghiK8I
- Foram alguns dias péssimos para a extrema direita do Brasil e seu ídolo, Jair Bolsonaro. Um ato de terrorismo político. Um plano para matar o presidente Lula antes de sua posse. O indiciamento do Bolsonaro e seus aliados por tentativa de golpe de Estado. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/4952zZZ
- It's been a bad few days for Brazil's far-right and its leader, Jair Bolsonaro. An act of political terrorism. A plan to kill president Lula before he took office in 2022. Accusations that Bolsonaro and his allies plotted to stage a coup. My latest for @nytimes.com (free to read!) bit.ly/4952zZZ
- A Policia Federal indiciou o ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro por tentativa de golpe de Estado e organização criminosa. Matéria no @nytimes.com bit.ly/3CDqTGd
- Brazilian police have accused former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting to stage a coup and remain in power after losing the 2022 elections to Lula. My latest for @nytimes.com bit.ly/3CDqTGd
- Reposted by Ana IonovaBrazil's Lula was targeted in assassination plot by members of an elite army unit. Their aim in 2022, investigators say, was to keep Bolsonaro in power. More from @anaionova.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
- O presidente dos EUA, Joe Biden, fez hoje uma visita à Amazônia, prometendo mais financiamento para iniciativas ambientais. Mas, seu sucessor, Donald J. Trump, tem sinalizado que pretende seguir outro caminho. Matéria de Manaus, para @nytimes.com nyti.ms/3Czi5B5
- President Biden visited the Brazilian Amazon today, pledging more funds for rainforest initiatives, even as his successor appears poised to roll them back. Story for @nytimes.com from Manaus. nyti.ms/3Czi5B5
- Reposted by Ana IonovaThis would be “a drastic move that only one other world leader has made in the past: former President Donald J. Trump, who withdrew the United States during his first term,” write Daniel Politi & @anaionova.bsky.social in @nytimes.com
- The ban on X in Brazil is over. The country's Supreme Court lifted the block on the social network, after Elon Musk backed down. This ends a five-week suspension of X in Brazil, one of its biggest international markets. Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social nyti.ms/3zFSTrD
- O fim do bloqueio da X chegou. Alexandre de Moraes autorizou o retorno da rede social ao Brasil, encerrando uma suspensão de cinco semanas após o recuo de Elon Musk. Matéria com @jacknicas.bsky.social nyti.ms/3zFSTrD
- A estiagem histórica está secando os rios da Amazônia, dificultando o transporte de mercadorias e deixando comunidades ribeirinhas e aldeias Indígenas isoladas. Agora, o Brasil está recorrendo à dragagem para manter o fluxo de alimentos, remédios e pessoas. Matéria no @nytimes.com nyti.ms/3XYoIUz
- A historic drought is drying up the world's largest river. Stretches of the Amazon River have dwindled to shallow pools only a few feet deep. Now, Brazil is resorting to dredging to try to keep food, medicine and people flowing along this mighty waterway. Story for @nytimes.com nyti.ms/3XYoIUz
- Parece que Elon Musk está recuando. Depois de semanas desafiando as ordens do STF, ele de repente cumpriu as demandas do Ministro Alexandre de Moraes. A rede social X pode ser autorizada a retornar ao Brasil já na semana que vem. Matéria com @jacknicas.bsky.social nyti.ms/3MSHJ5t
- Elon Musk appears to be backing down. After defying Brazilian court orders for weeks, he has suddenly switched course and complied. X could be allowed to return to Brazil as early as next week. From @jacknicas.bsky.social and myself: nyti.ms/3MSHJ5t
- Reposted by Ana IonovaDeu no New York Times: a cadeirada. com @anaionova.bsky.social nyti.ms/3zmSDxm
