Why Bolsonaro Needs to Be Impeached

<p>Brazil’s longstanding political crisis already looked like the worst-case scenario, but it was surmounted by a further explosive element: the COVID-19 health crisis. Populist executive leaders seem to have responded too late to the dangers of this pandemic, but all of them appear be at leas...

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Main Authors: Emilio Peluso Neder Meyer, Thomas Bustamante
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Online Access:https://verfassungsblog.de/why-bolsonaro-needs-to-be-impeached/
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description <p>Brazil’s longstanding political crisis already looked like the worst-case scenario, but it was surmounted by a further explosive element: the COVID-19 health crisis. Populist executive leaders seem to have responded too late to the dangers of this pandemic, but all of them appear be at least aware of the political effects of their policies. Bolsonaro seems to be taking a higher risk, adopting a position that indicates that his institutional support might be vanishing and pushing him towards direct support by his popular sympathizers.</p>
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