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Is Brazil heading for a constitutional crisis?
FromThe Inquiry
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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The President of Brazil is reluctant to play by the rules. Elections are due next year and Bolsonaro is increasingly at loggerheads with his country’s democratic system. Between battles with the Supreme Court and a push to change the voting system, he is willing to go to great lengths to secure a second term.
Tanya Beckett takes a closer look at Brazil’s politics and whether the country’s constitution is being tested.
Researcher: Natasha Fernandes
Editor: Richard Vadon
(Bolsonaro waves to supporters during a demonstration on Brazil's Independence Day, 7th Sept 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Alexandre Schneider /Getty Images)
Tanya Beckett takes a closer look at Brazil’s politics and whether the country’s constitution is being tested.
Researcher: Natasha Fernandes
Editor: Richard Vadon
(Bolsonaro waves to supporters during a demonstration on Brazil's Independence Day, 7th Sept 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Alexandre Schneider /Getty Images)
Released:
Sep 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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