Return of the Bolsonaros: Why the far-right surge in Brazilian elections?
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And what will it take for the 80-year old Lula to convince enough of the 21-percent of voters who stayed home last Sunday to come out for the second round? We’ll ask how Brazil’s doing on the economy, crime and rule of law. A democracy was built in the wake of a military dictatorship included safeguards intended to force compromise and prevent a return to strongman rule. Is that still what Brazilians want? What does it say when the region's powerhouse is poised to become the seventh nation in the Americas to veer to the right since the return to power last year of Donald Trump?
Produced by François Picard, Rebecca Gnignati, Juliette Laffont, Lucy Davalou, Ilayda Habip, Charles Wente.
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