We Might Finally Be Free From the Madness of Bolsonaro
Four years of madness are nearly over. In a tense second-round runoff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva prevailed over President Jair Bolsonaro, taking 50.9 percent of the vote. Barring a dramatic turnaround — the dreaded coup that has hung over the country for months, for example — Mr. da Silva will, on Jan. 1, be Brazil’s president.
It wasn’t easy. The past month has been a distillation of the Bolsonaro era. There’s been rampant misinformation. (Mr. da Silva’s campaign had to confirm, in response to wild rumors circulated on social media platforms, that he “had not made a deal with the devil nor has he ever talked to Satan”.)… Seguir leyendo »
