Brazil on Fire

Latino USA

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Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Latino USA is proud to present an episode of Brazil on Fire, a podcast produced in partnership between The Real News and NACLA.

Using key issues like family values and security, Bolsonaro’s hateful rhetoric and fake news machine painted the 2018 election as a battle for the soul of the country. This episode looks at Bolsonaro’s most ardent supporters and how a culture war born in the United States inspired a wave of political violence.

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0:00.0	Hello, Latino USA listener, it's Mariano Jose.
0:11.3	Today we're going to share an episode of Brazil on Fire.
0:16.4	It's a limited podcast series from the Real News Network and NACLA.
0:21.3	Jair Bolsonaro's rise was unimaginable just a few years before his election to Brazil's
0:27.3	presidency.
0:28.3	Now he's locked in a tight race for a second term against popular left-wing former president
0:34.8	Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva.
0:37.7	On October 30, they'll face off at the final round of Brazil's elections.
0:42.5	And many fear Bolsonaro may resort to a January 6th coup in order to retain power.
0:49.8	Host Michael Fox, a Latin American based journalist, will take you on a journey to understand Brazil's
0:55.7	turn toward fascism.
0:58.1	Bolsonaro's rise, a government that set the country ablaze and the inspiration he got
1:04.5	from Trump.
1:06.1	So here's Michael with episode one of Brazil on Fire.
1:10.2	And remember, subscribe to Brazil on Fire wherever you get your podcasts.
1:14.5	It's late October 2018.
1:22.9	Today before the second round of the presidential election in Brazil.
1:26.8	A couple dozen people stand or sit in a white hospital waiting room in the northeastern
1:31.4	Brazilian state of Saedat.
1:33.2	They're all in shock.
1:34.9	Some have their hands over their faces rocking back and forth.
1:38.3	A woman in a red shirt mones uncontrollably in the background.
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