The possibility of Lula running for office in 2022 has already nudged Bolsonaro to change course. Yet, write Larissa Peixoto Gomes and Fernanda Barasuol, although Lula’s candidacy is a likely scenario, it is not guaranteed
Research officer, Wales Centre for Public Policy – Cardiff University
Larissa holds a PhD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, for which she researched women’s substantive representation in Brazil, Sweden, and the UK.
Her research interests range from political institutions, including electoral systems, gender, race/ethnicity, to public policy implementation.
Future publications include research into campaign spending and gender and use social media by mayoral candidates.
