Brazil’s Looming Presidential Election
Considering the level of passion from Bolsonaro supporters and the large number of Brazilians who dislike the president, Brazil could remain a highly polarized country and runs the risk of slipping into a political landscape where groups from the left and right express themselves more forcibly through non-constitutional means.
The story of a shipwrecked sailor named Sergio Moro
After 15 months of a troubled relationship with Bolsonaro, Moro jumped off a sinking ship in the midst of institutional pandemonium.
Brazil: How should the once-dominant Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) reconstruct itself?
The PT has an opportunity to frame itself as the progressive alternative to the Bolsonaro government, but it must reconnect with its base.
The winners and losers of Brazil’s elections
Even while we wait for the October 28 second-round elections, the results for the national legislature and state and local offices already say a lot about the direction of the country.
Brazil: Challenges and unknowns in the build-up to the October presidential election
The candidate Brazilians choose as their new president will face challenges on multiple fronts: inequality, corruption, violence and economic stagnation. The field is wide open, but the risk that Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist in the mold of Donald Trump, will win remains high.
Lula and his inexplicable corruption charges
This week a judge confirmed that Lula himself will be tried for corruption. Is this a campaign against him, to halt his political career and his presidential bid for 2018?
Fora Dilma, Fora Temer: Who do Brazilians want?
With Dilma out of power and Temer struggling to lead the country out of recession, Brazilians seem more certain about what they do not want than about what kind of leader they need for the future.
Una inestabilidad que difícilmente contagie al resto de la región
Observadores sensibles creen que lo ocurrido constituye un precedente peligroso. Si el grandote del barrio lo hace, ¿por qué los chiquitos habrían de privarse? Pero Malamud argumenta que Brasil no marca el rumbo en América Latina.
Brasil: carnaval, ministros y héroes
Ante la virtual ratificación de Michel Temer como presidente, surge la pregunta de si su Gobierno bailará al ritmo de la democracia circense o de los escándalos de corrupción que seguirán siendo destapados.
To impeach or not to impeach Dilma Rousseff
From former guerrilla to fast-rising protege of her predecessor Lula da Silva, she was supposed to preside over Brazil’s rise. Instead, the Brazilian president’s career may soon be over for good.