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The October 2 first round, which included votes for city councilors, had already underscored an anti-Workers' Party (PT) trend that favoured centre-right and socially conservative…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214656
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The narrow margin -- the thinnest ever in a Brazilian presidential election -- reflects society’s profound divisions as well as the strength of 'Bolsonarismo' despite the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273763
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Former centre-left President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva starts the race as the favourite, while a crowded centre-right field will spend months trying, and likely failing, to unify…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265477
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This paves the way for the 75-year-old centre-left leader to run against his nemesis, far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who will seek a second term.
The inauguration, attended by an estimated 300,000 people, took place under strict security measures after the police uncovered on December 24 a plan by supporters of outgoing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275016
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The far-right president interfered directly in the process, approving spending measures and offering government jobs in exchange for parliamentarians’ support for his candidates…
This would require rebuilding bridges with some moderate figures, in order to gain support among the 57 million voters who rejected his party in 2018. However, it also requires a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262518
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Universal basic income in Europe.
Given a less-than-favourable economic outlook, the presidential frontrunners' proposals are at the core of the electoral campaign. Following the August primaries, all three…