Critics see in the rhetoric of the leader, who is seeing declining poll numbers and mounting legal challenges, a parallel to former President Donald J. Trump’s.
Author: Flávia Milhorance and Ernesto Londoño
Bolsonaro Discredits Electronic Voting, Prompting Fears of a Power Grab
President Jair Bolsonaro’s attacks on Brazil’s voting system as his standing in the polls slips is drawing comparisons to the messy 2020 election in the United States.
Brazil’s President Seeks to Discredit Electronic Voting
President Jair Bolsonaro’s attacks on Brazil’s voting system as his standing in the polls slips is drawing comparisons to the messy 2020 election in the United States.
Covid-Stricken Brazil Agrees to Host Copa América
Brazil has lost 207,000 people to Covid-19 in the past three months alone, but President Jair Bolsonaro decided to host the Copa América, arguing, “We have to live.”
25 Dead After Shootout in Brazil During a Police Raid
Police officials and human rights activists called Thursday’s operation in a district controlled by drug traffickers the deadliest in the city’s history.