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

Feb 28, 2023

46:46

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Brazil vs the US

02:54

Why Urban Areas Support a Left-Wing Candidate Like Lula?

03:25

Bolsonaro's Second Legislative Session

01:59

Introduction

2min

Lula's First Act

3min

Is Lula a Good President or a Great President?

5min

Is Lula Corrupt or Encouraged Corruption?

3min

Bolsonaro vs Lula

2min

Brazilian Presidents Can Do Well in the Northeast

3min

Why Urban Areas Support a Left-Wing Candidate Like Lula?

3min

How Did Bolsonaro Become Such a Powerful Democrat?

3min

Why Bolsonaro Wasn't a Great Coalition Builder

2min

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Bolsonaro's Second Legislative Session

2min

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Brazil vs the US

3min

12.

The Left Must Have Done Extremely Well in Brazil's Presidential Election

2min

13.

Is Brazil Moving Past Its Multi-Party Past?

4min

14.

Is Lula's Legislative Party in the House of Representatives?

2min

15.

Will Lula's Reliance on Nostalgia During the 2022 Campaign Come to Haunt Him?

3min

16.

Will Lula's Failure in 2018 Affect Brazilian Democracy?

4min

I do want to underscore this should not be read as a victory of the left. It's a victory of Lula and a narrow victory. And it's Lula the person. It's not so much Lula from the PT as the party that won.

Wendy Hunter

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Wendy Hunter is a Professor of Government at the University of Texas Austin. Recently, she cowrote an article with Timothy Power in the Journal of Democracy called “Lula’s Second Act.”

Key Highlights

Introduction - 0:36
Lula - 2:16
The 2022 Presidential Election - 13:01
Bolsonaro - 20:45
January 8th - 27:18

Key Links

"Lula's Second Act" in the Journal of Democracy by Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power

"Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Illiberal Backlash" in the Journal of Democracy by Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power

"The Normalization of an Anomaly: The Workers' Party in Brazil" in World Politics by Wendy Hunter

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