Wendy Hunter on Lula, Bolsonaro, January 8th and Democracy in Brazil
Democracy Paradox
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Brazilian Presidents Can Do Well in the Northeast
What surprised me the most was Bolsonaro's last minute rallying. I did think someone who had overseen such a disastrous COVID performance would have offended so many people. Lula even struggled to get the vote share we thought he would in the Northeast. But this is the rule of Brazilian politics that incumbent presidents can do well in the Northeast because poor people are more easily bought.
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