Politics

Why people vote for Jair Bolsonaro

Why people vote for Jair Bolsonaro
Pro-Bolsonaro demonstration in São Paulo. Photo: Massis/Shutterstock

Sociologist Esther Solano was tired of hearing left-wing militants calling Jair Bolsonaro supporters “stupid.” A professor at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, she believed ignorance, racism, or anti-democratic views were not the only motivating factors behind supporters of the...

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