A new political direction for Brazil?
The Briefing Room
BBC
4.8 • 731 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Is Brazil embracing a more conservative political future?
In the wake of economic crisis, corruption scandals and rising levels of violent crime, Brazilians are shunning the left wing politicians who have run the country for the last two decades in favour of a right wing outsider: Jair Bolsonaro. In the first round of Brazil's presidential election, Bolsonaro won 46 per cent of the vote and appears on the cusp of victory in the second round on 28th October.
Having campaigned on an anti-gay, anti-migrant platform, Bolsonaro has built his base on his evangelical roots and clean public image. David Aaronovitch talks to guests about what a Bolsonaro presidency could bring and asks whether the left-leaning Worker's Party (PT) candidate, Fernando Haddad, could still win the second round.
CONTRIBUTORS
Dr Marukh Doctor - Reader in Political Economy at the Department of Politics at the University of Hull Katy Watson - BBC South America Correspondent Marieke Riethof - Lecturer in Latin American politics at the University of Liverpool Richard Lapper - Associate Fellow at Chatham House and former Latin American editor at the Financial Times
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the briefing room with me, David Aronovich. There's a big issue. You know it's important. You want to get a handle on it. Me too. That's why I hang around the briefing room waiting to get the best information from people who know what they're talking about. Now, whether light or rather darkness visible, please let us know what you think by writing a review or rating us on iTunes or your |
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| 0:29.1 | Join them and I'll read out your handle too. This week we're asking, after the right-wing |
| 0:34.4 | candidate, Jaia Bolsonaro won 46% in the first round of the presidential election in Brazil, |
| 0:40.6 | could this huge country be on the brink of taking a radical new political direction? |
| 0:45.9 | And if you enjoy this podcast, you might want to download other editions of the briefing room. |
| 0:52.1 | This is the man who seems set to be Brazil's next president. |
| 1:00.0 | Let's shoot the PT cronies here. |
| 1:04.0 | If they like Venezuela so much, then they must go there. |
| 1:08.0 | Please record this Please record this. |
| 1:11.4 | Record this. |
| 1:14.8 | She's saying I'm a rapist. |
| 1:17.8 | I'll never rape you, because you're not worth it. |
| 1:26.0 | If the child starts acting a bit gay, if he gets a good beating, he would change his behavior. |
| 1:31.6 | I've heard some people telling me, I'm glad my dad spank me, for he taught me to be a man. |
| 1:37.7 | Last week, Zaya Bolsonaro won 46% of the vote in the first round of presidential elections in Latin America's largest country. |
| 1:40.4 | The runoff election is in just over a fortnight. |
| 1:43.3 | So who is Zhaar Bolsonaro? |
| 1:45.9 | How has he come to be, odds-on favourite for president, |
| 1:48.8 | and what happens if he wins? |
| 1:50.9 | Step inside the briefing room to find out. |
| 1:57.3 | First, let's get briefed on the background. |
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