Tag: Elections
Resentment Rhetoric that Took Bolsonaro to Power in Brazil Might Keep Him Popular for Some Time
Brazil’s next president, Jair Bolsonaro, who takes power on January 1, is often called ...
Courage, Brazil! The Day After the Presidential Election
We have to prepare for the day after. Brazil is already suffering from a ...
Brazil Elections: Shaken by Corruption, Many Are Asking If Democracy Is Worth Defending
Most Brazilians are not happy with their democracy. But democracy must prevail if the ...
Brazil May Elect a Fascist President. We Might Soon Be a Neopentecostal Turkey
It now looks increasingly like Brazil will elect a fascist president in November. I ...
Brazil’s Top Electoral Court Kills Lula’s Presidential Ambitions
Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has voted to ban former President Luiz Inácio Lula ...
On the Brink of Chaos, Brazilians Go to the Polls. Will Winner Be Able to Govern?
Democracies are often rocked by wars and internal conflicts that brew up dissonance, clashes, ...
Brazil: Any New President Will Inevitably Disappoint a Polarized Population
This year’s Brazilian election is entering a decisive phase. With official television advertising beginning ...
Lula, Brazil’s Top Polling Presidential Hopeful Launches Candidacy from Jail
Electoral authorities have to determine if the embattled ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s ...
Fans Call Him Myth, Others Call Him Clown. Bolsonaro Might Become Brazil’s Donald Trump
Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate and congressman, has launched an improbable campaign to ...
Four Points to Consider for Understanding Lula and Brazil’s Coming Elections
The campaign for the up and coming presidential elections in Brazil officially began on ...
