Since taking power on a pledge to trash corrupt 'old politics,' Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's first months have been marred by chaos and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Since taking power on a pledge to trash corrupt"old politics," Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's first months have been marred by chaos and blunders that have eroded support for the far-right leader and put the brakes on his reforms.
"There was a misperception that he was coming in with a very strong support base and I think we're now beginning to see that maybe that support wasn't strong." "Over the last few weeks we've really seen the side people feared about Bolsonaro," said William Jackson, an economist at London-based Capital Economics.
He may have finally accepted the"give and take" of Brazilian politics, said David Fleischer, a political science professor at the University of Brasilia. That means he is relying on ad-hoc alliances with lawmakers in various parties who are part of his evangelical, pro-agribusiness, pro-gun base. Bolsonaro's recent idea to commemorate the 1964 military coup triggered widespread anger and street protests, while his claim during a visit to the Holocaust museum in Israel this month that Nazis were"leftist" was derided.
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