Six key questions after first round of voting leads to closer than expected result
Brazil’s left went into Sunday’s election hoping for an outright majority for their candidate Lula over Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right figurehead who has been Brazil’s president for the last four years.
At the very least, they hoped for a commanding margin and a sense of momentum going into a run-off between the two. And progressives around the world were watching for an emphatic repudiation of Bolsonaro’s presidency that would signal that the forces of extremism were in retreat. But it hasn’t worked out that way.
Continue reading…Six key questions after first round of voting leads to closer than expected resultBrazil’s left went into Sunday’s election hoping for an outright majority for their candidate Lula over Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right figurehead who has been Brazil’s president for the last four years.At the very least, they hoped for a commanding margin and a sense of momentum going into a run-off between the two. And progressives around the world were watching for an emphatic repudiation of Bolsonaro’s presidency that would signal that the forces of extremism were in retreat. But it hasn’t worked out that way. Continue reading…