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For more moderate government supporters, who had voted for Bolsonaro mainly because he represented the best hope of finally defeating the threat from the political left, two ministers in particular provided reassurance. Moro, as we have already noted, remained the most popular minister in Bolsonaro’s cabinet, even though his first year in the justi

The hot-potato game over the presidency finally ended with the selection by Congress of Senator Eduardo Duhalde, the Peronists' candidate in the 1999 presidential election. Then came the long-expected but nonetheless seismic shift: At Duhalde's behest, Congress approved legislation on January 6, 2002, ending the convertibility system and fixing the

For the parties of the Centrão there was little to be gained from supporting a government that was increasingly unpopular and regarded as inept by the most powerful and wealthy interests in the country. Two decisions by the Supreme Court in the second half of March had a big impact on the political landscape ahead of the 2022 presidential election.

“Bolsonaro speaks without filters”, wrote one Brazilian commentator. “He’s never worried about where the cameras are placed, whether he should be standing up or seated, whether he should button up his shirtsleeves or mention humanitarian groups, whether he should smile or look seriously at other candidates. Authenticity is his biggest and best mark

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