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As Brazil prepares to vote for a new leader, can Latin American democracies withstand US pressure?

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With the two presidential candidates running neck-and-neck, this election has stakes beyond Brazil. The growing power of US big tech is also in the spotlight.

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Lula, 80 years old, is measured with the conservative senator, 45, who seeks to climb the regional conservative wave encouraged by Donald Trump, his father's ally, former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. The president of the United States said Thursday that he continues "very closely" these elections. The polls give a small advantage to leftist Lula and foresee a balloting on October 25, where both candidates, who did not stand up in any face…

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Social scientists discuss the possibility of a Milei-Bolsonaro axis and a “subaltern Trumpism”, or a position of autonomy vis-à-vis Donald Trump’s government and the “Donroe doctrine”This Sunday the presidential elections will be held in Brazil, in what is expected to be one of the most important political events of this year for the region. The possibility that the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will get re-election or that, inst…

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The presidential contest between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro will not only determine the internal political direction of the largest country in South America, but will reconfigure the region’s diplomatic alignment with global powers such as the United States and the BRICS bloc. Brazil’s presidential elections project a direct impact on [...]

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