{"146752":{"id":"146752","parent":"146719","time":"1539078717","url":"http:\/\/newsnet.fr\/146752","source":"http:\/\/www.tlaxcala-int.org\/article.asp?reference=24254","category":"Latina","title":"Can Brazil's democracy be saved?","catalog-images":"3\/\/1\/newsnet_146752_62b5bb.jpg","image":"http:\/\/newsnet.fr\/img\/newsnet_146752_62b5bb.jpg","hub":"newsnet","url-explicit":"http:\/\/newsnet.fr\/art\/can-brazil-s-democracy-be-saved","admin":"newsnet","views":"676","priority":"3","length":"5712","lang":"en","content":"\u003Cp\u003ERobert Muggah\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA dangerous right-wing populist who preys on division and disunity looks to be headed for the presidency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"philum ic-img2\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\"\u003Ci\u003EBrazil above all else, God above all\u003C\/i\u003E\" (Brazilian version of Deutschland \u00fcber alles)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E An ultra-right-wing populist is poised to assume the presidency of the world's fourth-largest democracy. Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain, won more than \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/politica\/eleicoes\/2018\/apuracao\/brasil\"\u003E46 percent of the vote\u003C\/a\u003E during the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday. He will face the runner-up, Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party in a runoff on Oct. 28. Mr. Haddad secured just \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/g1.globo.com\/politica\/eleicoes\/2018\/apuracao\/brasil\"\u003E27 percent of the vote\u003C\/a\u003E. Even if all other leftist and centrist candidates endorse him, he will struggle to stop Mr. Bolsonaro's ascent.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrazilians are frustrated, disillusioned and angry. Well before Mr. Bolsonaro's rise, they were protesting against cynical politics, spiraling corruption, economic stagnation and breathtaking levels of crime. Although recent polls suggest that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www1.folha.uol.com.br\/poder\/2018\/10\/democracia-tem-aprovacao-recorde-no-brasil.shtml\"\u003Emost Brazilians support democracy\u003C\/a\u003E, they are more disunited than ever. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latinobarometro.org\/lat.jsp\"\u003EMore than half\u003C\/a\u003E admit that they would \"go along\" with a nondemocratic government if it \"solved problems.\" (Mr. Bolsonaro is among them. He is also on record saying he \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-brazil-election-bolsonaro\/brazils-bolsonaro-says-he-will-not-accept-election-result-if-he-loses-idUSKCN1M82R6\"\u003Ewould not accept the outcome of an election where\u003C\/a\u003E he is not declared the winner.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBrazil's democracy is teetering on the edge, but its collapse is not inevitable. Its rejuvenation will demand foresight, humility, tolerance and the courage to confront what appear to be insurmountable differences. No matter who wins the second round, the coming weeks and months will see polarization deepening and the tide of hatred rising. This does not make the pursuit of a progressive middle ground and real solutions to Brazil's problems any less important.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe election underlines the scale of Brazil's divisive politics. The country's political polarization is deeply personal, cutting across age, gender and class. Many friends and family members are openly wondering whether their parents, siblings or colleagues who supported Mr. Bolsonaro were always closet authoritarians. And those who did not support him are visibly nervous, fearful of the violent resentment that his campaign unleashed.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/08\/opinion\/brazil-election-bolsonaro-authoritarian.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage\"\u003ERead more\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECourtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\"\u003EThe New York Times\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSource: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/10\/08\/opinion\/brazil-election-bolsonaro-authoritarian.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage\"\u003Enytimes.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPublication date of original article: 08\/10\/2018\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tlaxcala-int.org\/article.asp?reference=24254\"\u003Etlaxcala-int.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","_links":{"parent_art":[{"title":"Br\u00e9sil: Le candidat d'extr\u00eame-droite Jair Bolsonaro en t\u00eate de la pr\u00e9sidentielle","url":"http:\/\/newsnet.fr\/apicom\/id:146719,json:1"}]}}}

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