S8 Ep630: 8. Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa evaluate South America’s shifting political landscape. They highlight the upcoming Brazilian election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro as pivotal for the continent’s stance against totalitarian regimes,,,. (8)
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🗓️ 23 March 2026
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8. Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa evaluate South America’s shifting political landscape. They highlight the upcoming Brazilian election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro as pivotal for the continent’s stance against totalitarian regimes,,,. (8)
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| 0:56.1 | I'm John Batchel with Alejandro Pina Exclusa, Venezuela, an opposition leader. |
| 1:02.4 | He's traveling in Europe in exile because of the brutality of the regime these many years. |
| 1:07.3 | And Ernesto Arouj, a former foreignist of the Republic of Brazil, |
| 1:10.6 | who's traveling benignly in Africa. But I'm keen on Lula to Silva's election opportunities |
| 1:15.3 | this year because there are three big ones coming. Peru first and Colombia, also important. |
| 1:22.5 | But Brazil dwarfs everything given the last years in which it would appear the left of center |
| 1:31.2 | has dominated the conversation and also used lawfare effectively. |
| 1:36.3 | Ernesto, the Caracas situation, a Havana situation. |
| 1:41.2 | Do I say correctly that Lula de Silva has not been shy about associating himself |
| 1:45.2 | with the Havana regime and with the Caracas regime to date to this point? |
| 1:51.1 | Is that a consideration in this presidential campaign of Lula de Silva versus the much younger |
| 1:57.2 | Flavio Bolsonaro? |
| 2:00.1 | Oh yes, John. Totally correct. For his whole career, Flavio Bolsonaro. Oh, yes, John. |
| 2:01.1 | Totally correct. |
| 2:02.5 | For his whole career, Lula has associated himself with the dictatorship in Cuba and |
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