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Brazil's Lurch to the Right

Brazil's Lurch to the Right

FromThe Real Story


Brazil's Lurch to the Right

FromThe Real Story

ratings:
Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This weekend, if the polls are right, Brazilians are expected to elect an obscure far-right politician as their next president. Jair Bolsonaro has spent over 20 years in Congress in a variety of fringe parties to very little effect. Now he is promising to root out the corruption that's endemic in Brazilian politics and crack down on crime. Brazil has some of the highest murder rates in the world and Bolsonaro wants to loosen gun laws and make it easier for the police to shoot to kill criminals. His opponents accuse him of supporting extra-judicial killings as well promoting homophobic and misogynistic views. Ritula Shah and a panel of expert guests looks at what Jair Bolsonaro is proposing for Brazil. How has he come to prominence? Who are his backers? And can a man who speaks so fondly of Brazil's military dictatorship really be trusted with its democracy?
Released:
Oct 26, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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