Brazil’s Bolonaro lives to fight another day – having recovered from COVID. And to make matters even more tragic for the left, the Brazilian president does a Trumpish thing: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Saturday he has tested negative … Continue reading →
Remember the so-called “Brazilian Trump,” Jair Bolsonaro? I’ve written about him several times previously. Today was the run-off election between Bolsonaro and a leftist opponent, and the the results are in: Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on … Continue reading →
I’ve previously written at some length about Bolsonaro (“Brazil’s Trump”) here. Bolsonaro has now advanced to a run-off against left-wing Workers’ Party candidate, Fernando Haddad. Neither managed to get the 50% total needed to have won outright in this first … Continue reading →
I was alerted to this news by commenter TommyJay: The leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election is in serious but stable condition after being stabbed by an assailant at a campaign rally on Thursday, doctors said, pushing an already chaotic … Continue reading →
(1) If you’re interested in the process of how a Speaker could be removed, I think this article is pretty accurate about how it could work, even at this point. (2) Russian bots didn’t matter in the election of 2016. … Continue reading →
Things are happening in Brazil these days, and some of them might sound familiar: Brazil’s defense ministry has issued a report that highlights flaws in the country’s electoral systems and proposes improvements but contains nothing to substantiate claims of fraud … Continue reading →
Brazilian politician “Lula” has won the presidency by a hair, making it his third term but not in a row. Lula is on the left and his main opponent (and previous president) Bolsonaro is on the right. This seems to … Continue reading →
I just read this article about the current frontrunner in the Brazilian presidential elections, a man named Jair Bolsonaro who is described in the article I just linked as “far-right,” and given to racist and misogynistic utterances: Loathed by much … Continue reading →