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The outlook for the Brazilian Left.
Some projections indicate that this group could outnumber Catholics for the first time by the early 2030s. Since the late 1980s, evangelicals have become increasingly active in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284302
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The impeachment process will now be sent to the Senate. If a majority of the 81 senators accept its continuation, Rousseff will be suspended initially for 180 days while the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210579
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the failings of centre-right governments in protecting living standards. However, the left in different countries is far from a uniform force.
Apart from mounting frustration and economic pain, there is a marked shift in public opinion away from Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK). Much remains unclear…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281679
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Poorer households' consumption rose markedly under the centre-left governments of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvia (2003-10). Some argue this depoliticised the poor; the new…
Elites and political influence.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240521
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Forces from the centre-right last won a presidential election in 1998, but remained the main opposition until the mid-2010s, when a far-reaching crisis destroyed the prevailing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263334
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Prospects for Brazil to end-2022.