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Return to Democratic Stability in Brazil Will Depend on Successful Center-Right Party

When João Amoêdo recently announced, on Twitter, his decision to leave the Novo Party, which he had himself founded a decade earlier, the parallels with Bernd Lucke's decision to quit the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) a few years earlier were striking.

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By Oliver Stuenkel
Published on Dec 14, 2022

The Brazilian Report

About the Author

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.

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    Trump Can Play Kingmaker in Latin America. He Can’t Build Lasting Influence.

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    The U.S. Plan for Venezuela Has a Precedent. It’s Not Good.

      Oliver Stuenkel, Adrian Feinberg

Oliver Stuenkel
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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