Bolsonaros Liberal Party Nearly Doubles Senate Seats, Shifting Brazils Congress
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In addition to the impressive results in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election of the far right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, his party ensures a place of choice in the Senate. This grip on the upper House of Parliament would offer the Bolsonarists the means of their ambitions.
Bolsonaros Liberal Party Nearly Doubles Senate Seats, Shifting Brazils Congress
Quick Summary: Bolsonaros Liberal Party Nearly Doubles Senate Seats, Shifting Brazils Congress The runoff election is set for October 25, with Lula’s campaign recalibrating strategies and Flávio Bolsonaro seeking broader support. Neither Lula nor Flávio Bolsonaro secured an outright majority on October 4, leading to a runoff, while Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party gained significant congressional power. The election has shifted Congress significantly,…
The Brazilian elections of October 4 caused a significant change in the composition of the Federal Senate. Of the 54 seats in dispute, corresponding to two thirds of the House, 40 will be occupied by names that were not among the current holders of these mandates, while 14 senators managed to re-election. The renewal represents 74% of the seats contested. [...] The content Brazil: Elections renewed the Senate and reinforce blocks linked to Lula …
Brazil has voted. And it looks like the fifth largest democracy in the world is moving to the right: Flavió Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, is taking the lead in the run-up to Lula da Silva, the incumbent. In the Senate and House of Representatives, too, the majority of seats go to the right-wing populist liberal party 'Partido Liberal'. Lula's balance sheet is mixed: unemployment fell under his government, the minimum wage ro…
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