by Amadi Cary | Oct 16, 2022 | Boston University
On October 2nd, Brazilian voters participated in the first round of General Elections. Amidst fears that far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro may stage an autogolpe if the results are not what he’s hoping, it seems as though the fourth-largest democracy in the world may...
by MRIVEROS21@KU.EDU.TR | Jun 9, 2022 | Koç University
Brazil faces the most important elections in its history. Jair Bolsonaro is seeking re-election, while Lula da Silva is seeking to return to the presidency. A duel between the extreme right and the pragmatic left will decide the future of the country. Since 2012,...
by Kevin Cregan | Apr 29, 2022 | University of Georgia
The Amazon Rainforest: a lush jungle that more closely resembles a single, living, breathing organism rather than a collection of individual greenery. Perhaps the center-right leaders of the West have missed the forest for the trees; or rather, Brazil for its populist...
by Hugh Bradley | Apr 28, 2022 | University of Georgia
Brazil is one of the world’s largest democracies. In 2018, Brazil elected Jair Bolsonaro, President. Since then, he has been undermining their democracy. By using populist rhetoric to get elected and advance his political agenda, Bolsonaro threatens Brazil’s democracy...
by Jonathan Speirs | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
As long as now-infamous leader Jair Bolsonaro has been in power, both Brazilian and foreign experts have warned of the threat he and his administration pose to the world’s fifth largest democracy. Almost immediately after coming into power, Bolsonaro started...
