"It's become almost cultish how people are for one candidate or the other," said the Americas Quarterly managing editor.

Hear the recording of the conversation moderated by AS/COA's Luisa Leme on the October 2 elections. 

"The institutions of democracy have been questioned in this election cycle," said the AS/COA vice president.

"Existe la posibilidad [de una crisis inminente] si Bolsonaro pierde las elecciones", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA.

"We are in a stalemate right now; we’re not discussing issues, we’re discussing who I like and who I don’t," said the Americas Quarterly managing editor.

"Nobody believed that Bolsonaro would ever become the next president of Brazil," said the AS/COA vice president.

"En el ultimo año se ha frenado un poco ese declive [de combatir la corrupción] y vemos cierta estabilidad", dijo el vicepresidente de política de AS/COA.