Brazil

October 14, 2022

After an unexpected showing for the current president in the first round, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro are now vying to win over remaining voters ahead of the October 30 runoff.

October 4, 2022
Katia Costa Santos

In highly segregated and unequal Rio de Janeiro, family photographs capture Black joy and the power of claiming the right to the city.

October 4, 2022
Pablo Stefanoni / Nueva Sociedad

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the first round, but Jair Bolsonaro performed better than expected. They face off in a runoff October 30.

October 1, 2022
Rafael R. Ioris

The leftist candidate is leading in the polls ahead of the election. But even if Lula wins, he will face many challenges.  

October 1, 2022
Laura Scofield and Matheus Santino / Agência Pública

In Brazil, the most interacted-with posts on social media contradict trustworthy information about Brazilians’ voting intentions.

September 27, 2022
Michael Fox

Brazil’s war against Indigenous peoples is as old as Brazil itself. But Bolsonaro’s administration has sought to accelerate the destruction of the Amazon and its peoples.

September 20, 2022
Michael Fox

Brazil has long failed to reckon with its history of military dictatorship. President Jair Bolsonaro looks to that era with nostalgia, taking steps to push the country back in that direction.

September 13, 2022
Michael Fox

Nazis have a long historical presence in Brazil reaching back to the early days of European fascism. President Jair Bolsonaro has emboldened them.

September 6, 2022
Michael Fox

Brazil’s growing Evangelical Christian movement set the stage for President Jair Bolsonaro’s rise to power.

September 6, 2022
Michael Fox

Six months before the 2018 Brazilian election, a judge jailed frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on what many considered sham charges. The result was a clear path for Bolsonaro.

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