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Brazil Elections 2022: A Discussion on the State and Stakes of the Race
Overview
This October, Brazilians will head to the polls in what many expect will be the country’s most consequential presidential election in decades. The race between current President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has tightened of late. Much of Bolsonaro’s first term has been consumed by the government’s approach to dealing with COVID-19 as Brazil has been one of the countries hit hardest by the pandemic, but Bolsonaro’s most recent attacks on the country’s electoral system are now dominating headlines and causing growing alarm.
As the election looms closer, the stakes for Brazil’s democracy, as well as its economic trajectory, are increasingly high. What is the current state of the race? What are the key issues and indicators to watch for in the coming months? How would Bolsonaro respond to a defeat and what would be his options in such a scenario? And what would be the policy priorities under a new Lula or Bolsonaro government?
Please join the Wilson Center’s Brazil Institute on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET for a conversation moderated by Brazil Institute Senior Advisor Nick Zimmerman with Patrícia Campos Mello, Fernando Mello, and Maurício Moura to discuss these questions and more.
Moderator
Panelists
Patrícia Campos Mello
Fernando Mello
Maurício Moura
Hosted By
Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—aims to deepen understanding of Brazil’s complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and U.S. institutions across all sectors. Our mission is to provide thoughtful leadership and innovative ideas to help democracies evolve and enhance their capacity to deliver results. We achieve this by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, while serving as a hub for policymakers, scholars, and private sector leaders. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
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