In Brazil’s Election, the Traditional Political Class is Wiped Out
SAO PAULO, Brazil — From the Amazon region to the posh condominiums of Sao Paulo, a conservative wave swept over Latin America’s largest nation this past weekend.
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Revisiting the Situation in Brazil and the Southern Cone
Two weeks on and the situation in Brazil stands in just as precarious a situation as it did before. Though many are pushing for a rejection of Jair Bolsonaro, he still leads the polls by a significant margin – 6% in a race where nobody holds more than three-tenths of the vote. His main threat is Haddad, Lula’s successor as… Read more »
Why Brazilian Women Are Saying #NotHim
Several million women in Brazil have declared an online war against the front-running presidential candidate, the far-right Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of the first round of elections due to take place on 7 October.
Popularity of Candidate Bolsonaro Rises After Stabbing Attack
Brazil’s presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro needs more surgery as he recovers from a stabbing attack last week. Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate in Brazil’s October 7 presidential election, was attacked in the city of Juiz de Fora, by a man wielding a kitchen knife last Thursday. The former army captain was rushed to hospital where he underwent surgery on an abdominal… Read more »
The Military is Back in Brazilian Politics
More than 30 years after Brazil’s junta left power, the consensus that the military should stay out of politics has been broken, amid widespread dissatisfaction with the political class after several years of corruption scandals and economic turmoil. The frontrunner in October’s general elections, Jair Bolsonaro – whose lurid far-right proclamations have earned him the moniker “the tropical Trump” –… Read more »