At the end of September, Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated 1,000 days in office. While many stakeholders would argue that there is no reason for festivities — with his term as president marred by constant crisis, weak economic growth, and over 600,000 Covid-19 deaths — Mr. Bolsonaro used the anniversary to try and drum up some positive press, something severely lacking for the incumbent leader.
The president embarked on a national roadshow, showing up at official events and inaugurations of infrastructure projects and showing his face to many of the 57.7 million voters that elected him...