Tag: Elections
A Military Coup in Brazil is Unavoidable. Some Believe It Has Already Happened
Brazil, once the flagship of social democracy in Latin America, has become an international ...
Digital Misinformation Is Undermining Democracy in Brazil
Many Brazilians were worried by the torrent of disinformation on social networks during this ...
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 ...