As Bolsonaro Threatens Crackdown on Protest, Resistance Emerges in Brazil

Brazil is continuing to reel from the election of far-right leader and President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, the former Army captain who won 55 percent of the vote Sunday, easily defeating Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party. As Bolsonaro prepares to take office in January, many fear Brazil’s young democracy is now at risk. Bolsonaro, who … Continue reading As Bolsonaro Threatens Crackdown on Protest, Resistance Emerges in Brazil