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el Brasil de Bolsonaro


WILL BRAZIL GET ITS OWN TRUMP?
 
 
As expected, far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won big in the first round of Brazil's presidential election. Running on a political platform that is tough on crime and espouses a racist, xenophobic, and homophobic agenda, Bolsonaro has been compared to populist leaders such as US President Donald Trump, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Here's what you need to know before Brazilians head to the polls for the second round on October 28, 2018. 


BRAZIL AT THE LIBERAL CROSSROADS

Arminio Fraga and Robert Muggah explain the country's history of ambivalence toward the US-dominated post-war international order, and argue that in order to reverse its failing development model, Brazil will have to elect a president with a progressive reform agenda.


BIG PICTURE: BRAZIL'S MOMENT OF TRUTH

Robert Muggah, Jorge G. Castañeda, Luiz Felipe D'Avila, and Otaviano Canuto explain how Brazil came to such a precarious point in its political history and what it could mean for the future of the country. Will Brazil follow other countries down the path of populist authoritarianism?



VIDEO: CAN BRAZIL COME BACK?

PS Associate Editor Whitney Arana explains the political turmoil and widening corruption scandals that preceded the first round of the presidential election, and why the final results could be devastating for Brazilian democracy.
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