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Explaining Brazil #196: Will Biden keep a close eye on Brazil’s elections?

A group of researchers from the U.S.-based Washington Brazil Office believe the threat of democratic rupture in Brazil is very real, and they want Joe Biden to react

A group of researchers from the U.S.-based Washington Brazil Office believe the threat of democratic rupture in Brazil is very real. This week, they sent a 25-page report to the Joe Biden administration warning them of the risks of a coup in Brazil, citing four main points that international observers should pay attention to in the country during the leadup to the October elections:

  • President Jair Bolsonaro’s constant attacks on democratic institutions and his attempt to discredit the voting system;
  • The corrosion of environmental legislation and its impacts on the global climate;
  • The rise of poverty and hunger in Brazil,
  • And the weakening of social movements.

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