Explaining Brazil

← Explaining Brazil8 oct · 45 min

Taking stock of an electoral shock

Taking stock of an electoral shock8 oct45 min

Lula finished Brazil's first round almost 2 points behind Flávio Bolsonaro, his weakest first-round result since 1998. Gustavo Ribeiro and historian James Green (Brown University) look at what went wrong for the president and what the October 25 runoff...