Bolsonaro v Lula: The race to lead Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are the frontrunners in the race to be Brazil’s next president. Does either have the solutions to Brazil’s problems?
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro this week officially launched his campaign for a second term in office. The election in October will likely come down to a race between the right-wing populist leader and his main left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula has been president before but was barred from running in 2018 due to corruption convictions that have since been overturned by the courts. The incumbent is behind in the polls as the country is buffeted by global economic headwinds exacerbated by the Covid pandemic, which saw Brazil experience one of the highest rates of deaths in the world. So, which issues will decide the election and what impact will the result have on Brazil and the world?
Ritula Shah is joined by a panel of expert guests.
Producers: Ellen Otzen and Paul Schuster
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Daniela Campello - Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at The Getúlio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Anthony Pereira - Professor in the Brazil Institute and the Department of International Development at King's College London
Leonardo Avritzer - Professor of political science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Also featuring:
Leandro Ruschel - A conservative political columnist for the newspaper Gazeta de Povo
Diego Scardone - A senior parliamentary advisor to the left-wing political party PSOL, which is campaigning to elect Lula
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