'Brazil’s political class and mainstream media have consistently underestimated the strength and staying power of this rightward shift,'
and favor religious instruction in schools. Another explanation is that a booming agribusiness sector championed by Bolsonaro has become one of the country’s only reliable economic motors, which is why Amazon deforestation was a virtual non-issue for most Brazilian voters in this election.
a video the day prior to the election endorsing Bolsonaro, calling him “one of the great presidents anywhere in the world.”Exclusive: Brazil’s Most Popular President Returns From Political Exile With a Promise to Save the Nation Brazil’s political class and mainstream media have consistently underestimated the strength and staying power of this rightward shift. Many treated Bolsonaro as a kind of historical aberration brought about by fake news and a series of scandals in the 2010s that disgraced traditional parties . The country’s most influential polls on average gave Lula anheading into Sunday; the final margin was just five.
Whichever the case, Lula and Bolsonaro are now locked in a final battle for votes that seems likely to leave deep, enduring scars. Bolsonaro, a former army captain, has
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