#Latest news with #BrazilElectionBloomberg03-06-2025BusinessBloombergBolsonaro's Plan to Stage a Trumpian Comeback Might Save Lula's PresidencyJair Bolsonaro's insistence he can pull off a Donald Trump-like comeback in Brazil's looming election has paralyzed his fervent right-wing movement, effectively blocking the search for a successor to the ineligible former president. Unable to run thanks to an eight-year political ban and facing charges that he attempted a coup after the 2022 vote, Bolsonaro is nevertheless clinging to control over the future of the Brazilian right. Pointing to polls that show him as the strongest candidate, he describes himself as victim of political persecution.
Bloomberg03-06-2025BusinessBloombergBolsonaro's Plan to Stage a Trumpian Comeback Might Save Lula's PresidencyJair Bolsonaro's insistence he can pull off a Donald Trump-like comeback in Brazil's looming election has paralyzed his fervent right-wing movement, effectively blocking the search for a successor to the ineligible former president. Unable to run thanks to an eight-year political ban and facing charges that he attempted a coup after the 2022 vote, Bolsonaro is nevertheless clinging to control over the future of the Brazilian right. Pointing to polls that show him as the strongest candidate, he describes himself as victim of political persecution.