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In recent weeks, former Justice Minister Sergio Moro has joined a centre-right party, Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria has won his party’s presidential primaries and former President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265988
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Political polarisation in Brazil.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250195
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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.
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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The coup attempt was to start with Do Val making a secret recording of a conversation with Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice and Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) President…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275799
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His testimony is part of an investigation of a case involving importing jewels illegally from a presidential visit to Saudi Arabia. When this case emerged, Bolsonaro was in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278154
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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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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 three judges on the appeals court in Porto Alegre found Lula guilty of receiving a seaside apartment worth 2.2 million reais (currently 700,000 dollars) from construction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229316
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A profile of Luciano Huck.