Mid-Term Elections: Brazil’s Far Right Battles for Bolsonaro’s Legacy

In Brazil’s mid-term elections on 6 October, all eyes will be on São Paulo, where polls show a three-way tie between the right’s “old guard” candidate, a young, extremist YouTuber, and the left-wing nominee, backed by President Lula. The result will be a harbinger for politics in post-Lula Brazil.

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Repairing the rifts that have been torn in Brazilian society during the Bolsonaro years will not be quick or easy

Bolsonaro may have lost the presidency but ‘Bolsonarismo’ the political movement that takes his name, remains very much alive

Election fraud narratives surge on Brazilian Twitter following Bolsonaro defeat

A DFRLab analysis of social media trends before and after Brazil’s October 2022 presidential runoff found that claims of electoral fraud targeting the Superior Electoral Court, as well as narratives…

What Can US Democracy Learn From Brazil?

Both nations had presidents who attacked their elections. But their responses — and the aftermaths — were much different.

Can democracies resist rigged election theories?

Can improved digital literacy and robust electoral institutions help us stand up to 'stolen election' theories?

Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 (@GreensEFA)

RT @gruffat_claude: 🇧🇷 Finalmente estamos lá! Nada além de paz para o povo brasileiro. Enfin on y est ! Rien que la paix pour le peuple B…