Bolsonaro’s first-round election bounce back reminds us why populist leaders are so popular: Many populist politicians do better in elections than polling suggests they will. Antonio Scorza/Shutterstock The sitting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro secured an unexpected 43% vote in the recent first round of the presidential election, close behind his opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da …
Brazil: inside Jair Bolsonaro’s militarised democracy – podcast: In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, we look at just how politicised Brazil’s military has become since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. And we speak to a zooarchaeologist studying animal bones from 700-year-old trash in Spain to learn about people left out of history. …
Bolsonaro’s victory is likely to see Brazil scale down Africa interests: Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro on the campaign trail in Rio. FEF-EPA/Marcelo Sayao His first son is a senator for the state of Rio do Janeiro. His second son a municipal councillor in the city of Rio, and his third is a federal deputy …