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Brazilian Politics in Turmoil as General Election Nears
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Brazilian Politics in Turmoil as General Election Nears

GIS, 2018

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The social media-savvy right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro is the front-runner in Brazil’s 2018 presidential election. A wave of high-profile corruption scandals, which has decimated the country’s political elite, is one reason for his growing popularity. Yet as Wilson Center Fellow Carlos Eduardo Lins da Silva explains, the wide dispersal of popular support among his rival candidates is another reason for Bolsonaro’s unlikely ascent. As Brazilians are heading to the polls this fall, getAbstract recommends da Silva’s pre-election analysis to everybody who wants an overview of the political dynamics at play.

Take-Aways

  • Brazil’s current President Michel Temer has a mere 5% approval rating and won’t run in the October 2018 presidential elections.
  • Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains the most popular politician in the country, yet his corruption-related conviction will likely disqualify him from running for office.
  • With up to 20% of voters behind him, right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro is currently the front-runner, yet his radical views will make it difficult for him to get 50% of the vote in a possible runoff election. 

About the Author

Carlos Eduardo Lins da Silva is a global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, and a special adviser at the São Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil.


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