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Wendy Hunter on Lula, Bolsonaro, January 8th and Democracy in Brazil

Democracy Paradox

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Why Bolsonaro Wasn't a Great Coalition Builder

Bolsonaro was in Congress and a party by himself for most of the time before he was president. Why is it that another candidate on the right wasn't able to take advantage of that opportunity? He hadn't been tainted with corruption because he had never held much power. But this was precisely why he did such a bad job as president, says CNN's John Defterios.

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