Tag: Presidential elections
Cleared by Justice, Lula Seems Ready for a Third Presidential Run
Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva showed that his political career is ...
Can Brazilians from the Poor Northeast Prevent Favorite Bolsonaro from Becoming President?
As was widely predicted, Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate of the Social Liberal Party, ...
After Angry First Round, Brazilians Seem Ready to Elect a Radical Right-Wing President
After a tense, violent and polarized campaign, Brazilians have voted to advance two candidates ...
Presidential Elections: Will Brazil Be Condemned to Repeat Its Authoritarian Past?
For 21 years Brazil has experienced a brutal military dictatorship which lasted from 1964-1985. ...
Who Will Compete With Bolsonaro to Become Brazil’s Next President?
With Jair Bolsonaro certain to reach the second round of Brazil’s elections in October ...
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: 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 ...
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