By Ana Dagorret / Rio da Janeiro* The October presidential elections in Brazil are one of the most important political events of 2022 in Latin America. What seems to be a traditional dispute between candidates in a representative democracy to determine the next president, in the country governed by Jair Bolsonaro is presented as a tense scenario where democratic continuity ...
After being relentlessly persecuted, former President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva returns to the Brazilian political arena. A victim of lawfare, he was convicted and sent to prison in 2018, where he spent 580 days behind bars. The resultant was Bolsonaro’s victory. Ever since, political and social tensions have grown. The coronavirus crisis may aggravate the situation. The maneuver was ...
Recently, the President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, traveled to the United States to meet with political and economic figures who will in some way demarcate the future of the country. The objective is to sign a military agreement between Brazil and the United States that seeks to strengthen ties between the two countries and join forces, among other things, against ...
Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil and US President Donald Trump’s rush to congratulate the like-minded President-elect, has triggered a debate on the rise of “Trumpism” in Latin American politics. Bolsonaro’s win is important at least for two reasons: first, Brazil is the largest economy in South America and the eighth largest in the world; and second, for the first time ...