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October 16, 2026

Brazil’s election is a fight over what 'protection' means

Vladyslav Butenko Vladyslav Butenko argues that Brazil’s presidential race is not a contest over the size of the welfare state. Lula offers protection through cash transfers. Flávio Bolsonaro offers protection from crime. The 25 October runoff will test which promise voters trust At first glance, Brazil’s current election looks like a repeat of 2022, when Lula da […] Read more
October 16, 2026

Why defeating Bolsonaro did not defeat Bolsonarismo

Gülşen Doğan Brazil’s 2026 election has put the Bolsonaro family within reach of the presidency again. Gülşen Doğan argues that the deeper story concerns what Lula’s 2022 victory and Jair Bolsonaro’s later conviction did not settle. Democratic institutions can constrain a leader without extinguishing the movement built around him In 2022, Brazilian voters removed Jair Bolsonaro from […] Read more

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