Brazil’s Opposition Is Still Divided. Here’s Why.
Brazil’s Opposition Is Still Divided. Here’s Why.
COVID-19 is putting pressure on Jair Bolsonaro. But calls for a united opposition ignore political realities.
SÃO PAULO – Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is facing the most trying period of his presidency, with falling approval numbers and a fumbled response to COVID-19 mounting pressure on his government But deeply entrenched animosities within the opposition, and tactical considerations ahead of presidential elections in 2022, make a united political front against him unlikely, for now Established opposition parties’ unwillingness to unite around a single centrist candidate in 2018 contributed to Bolsonaro’s election But a year and a half into his turbulent presidency, it seems that the...
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