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BRAZIL

The most important elections in the Americas is in Brazil

Former president Lula is in the lead in the polls ahead of the first round of elections on 2 October. These elections will be transformative for Brazil and will ramifications…

  • Vijay Prashad
8 min read
Supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right leader of Brazil’s Social Liberal Party, react during the election in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Bolsonaro openly holds democracy in contempt. (Pilar Olivares/Reuters)
BRAZIL

South Africa’s not that different from Brazil

South Africans could embrace an authoritarian state if the government fails to address current social and economic issues

  • Benjamin Fogel
7 min read
A supporter of Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is seen in front of Bolsonaro’s condominium at Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Reuters/Sergio Moraes)
BRAZIL

What Bolsonaro’s election victory means

Jair Bolsonaro is the embodiment of the most hardline faction military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for twenty-one years

  • Benjamin Fogel
7 min read
Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation. (Reuters)
BRAZIL

Social media in the spotlight in Brazil presidential race

Facebook and WhatsApp — hugely popular in the Latin American nation — have been thrust into the spotlight for being used to traffic in disinformation

  • Marc Burleigh
4 min read
Bolsonaro won 46% of the vote to Haddad’s 29%, according to official results. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
BRAZIL

Divided Brazil barrels towards uncertain presidential run-off

Jair Bolsonaro easily beat a dozen other candidates on Sunday — but not by enough to avoid an October 28 showdown with Fernando Haddad

  • Marc Burleigh
  • Rosa Sulleiro
3 min read
A supporter of Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro poses for a picture during a campaign rally. (Adriano Machado/Reuters)
BRAZIL

Brazil votes for new president, far-right Bolsonaro in lead

If Jair Bolsonaro gets more than 50% of the vote to lead the field of 13 candidates, he will win the presidency outright

  • Marc Burleigh
4 min read
Space: Mpho Matsipa unpacks the notion of movement and time and African cities. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
AGENCY

Ex-Sao Paulo mayor named as jailed Lula’s running mate

Despite being behind bars, Lula leads the voting intentions of a third of the electorate, according to polls

  • Agency
1 min read