It has become a cliché to say that the pandemic has precipitated processes that already existed. For Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, “Covid-19 will not so much change the basic direction of world history as accelerate it.” In the case of Brazilian politics, this accelerated history means a faster process of political degradation. On September 17, a grand total of three separate impeachment proceedings will be voted on by legislators — which could result in the ousting of two state governors and one mayor.
To borrow from Tolstoi, every administration close to impeachment is crumbling...
