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Brazil: Former Pres. Lula Leads as Presidential Campaign Begins

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    AUG 2022
    Image copyright: TSE [via Globo]
    story last updated AUG 2022

    The Spin

    Left narrative

    Bolsonaro's disastrous term has changed the minds of the Brazilian voters who elected him in 2018. He has systemically threatened democracy by gathering support within the armed forces, attacking the Supreme Court, and baselessly claiming the election could be rigged. If he stays in office, not only would democracy be endangered, but so would the Amazon rainforest.

    Guardian

    Right narrative

    Lula used his political influence over Brazil's top court to have his convictions of corruption overturned and allow him to run for office again. While the mainstream media claims that Bolsonaro threatens democracy and the environment, it was during Lula's two terms that Brazil deepened ties with authoritarian states such as China, Cuba, Russia, and Venezuela, and fires in the Amazon hit all-time high rates.

    Breitbart

    Cynical narrative

    Although the Brazilian electoral dispute between a vengeful left and a toxic right will be hyped as a turning point for the nation, whoever takes office will have to deal with the hyper-fragmented party system that only benefits the "Centrão", or the "Big Middle" – the congressional majority without clear principles that has historically been able to control presidents.

    Washington Post

    Metaculus Prediction


    Political split

    LEFT

    RIGHT

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