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Brazil's Choice
Thu, September 29th, 2022
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Brazil’s October 2 elections present the country with a dramatic choice between incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. What has the presidential campaign revealed about the changes Bolsonaro’s presidency has wrought? What are the most likely scenarios for Brazil post-election? Will Brazil’s democracy find a path toward renovation and stabilty?
Join us to hear three top Brazilian experts probe these and other essential questions about the state of Brazilian politics on the eve of these critical elections.
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Event Speakers
Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida
Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida is a senior researcher at Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento (CEBRAP), retired professor of political science, and former dean of the Institute of International Relations at the University of São Paulo (2009-2013). Tavares is presently a member of the D. Paulo Evaristo Arns Commission for Protection of Human Rights – Arns Commission.
Thomas Carothers
Harvey V. Fineberg Chair for Democracy Studies; Director, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Thomas Carothers, director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, is a leading expert on comparative democratization and international support for democracy.
Matias Spektor
Former Nonresident Scholar, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program
Matias Spektor was a nonresident scholar affiliated with the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Oliver Stuenkel
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Oliver Stuenkel is an associate professor at the School of International Relations at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo, Brazil. He is also a senior fellow affiliated with the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.