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    Brazil Voted for Change. Will it Come?

    On 28 October, Brazil elected Jair Messias Bolsonaro, a long-time congressman and former Army captain as its next president. Running a conservative, right-wing campaign, he managed to capture the growing anti-left and anti-establishment sentiment that has grown in response to the country-wide anti-corruption probes (such as the Lava Jato operation)… 

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    On a Short Fuse: Violence Amid Brazil's Divisive Presidential Election Period

    The 2018 Brazilian general elections have been one of the most divisive in the young democracy´s history. Seemingly incompatible political perspectives on the two sides of the presidential race have left a country increasingly at odds with itself. There is little evidence from the past to suggest newly elected president, Jair Bolsonaro (Bolsonaro),…