In this week’s issue: The most important facts of the week. What do Brazil’s presidential candidates defend? After coalition, Geraldo Alckmin up by 4 points in São Paulo. Lula to challenge the Electoral Justice system once more.
The week in review
- Bolsonaro 1. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro took part in a talk show on Globo News, Brazil’s leading news channel, on Friday evening and created discomfort for his hosts. For much of the time, Mr. Bolsonaro was blitzed with economy-related questions (to which he had very little to say). At one point, he admitted to the possibility of privatizing Petrobras (55% of Brazilians reject the idea, with 74% saying it shouldn’t be sold to foreign groups).
- Bolsonaro 2. But when questioned about his support to the military dictatorship, he cited a 1984 editorial by Globo’s founder reiterating the group’s support for the 1964 coup. The station read a statement at the end of the interview, saying it had admitted in 2013 that the support for the military had been a mistake.
- 2018 Elections. The Workers’ Party sabotaged an alliance between candidate Ciro Gomes and the Brazilian Socialist Party, which declared its neutrality for the presidential election. Mr. Gomes called the move “anti-democratic,” as...