Elections in Brazil

The early election results in Brazil have resulted in a significant political disruption in South America’s largest nation. Jair Bolsonaro unexpectedly took first place in the presidential election.

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Links

“Brazil elections: Hate crimes reported include a murder and a swastika attack”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-45829440

“India will buy weapons from Russia and oil from Iran, ignoring U.S. warnings”
https://www.newsweek.com/india-will-buy-weapons-russia-oil-iran-ignoring-us-warnings-1155433

“Everything that’s at stake in Brazil’s presidential election”
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kzjkqm/brazil-presidential-election-issues-bolsonaro-haddad-trump

“Brazil election: Hundreds rally against far-right Bolsonaro”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/brazil-election-mass-rally-candidate-bolsonaro-181011072250890.html

“Brazil battles fake news ‘tsunami’ amid polarized presidential election”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/10/brazil-fake-news-presidential-election-whatsapp-facebook

“Brazil’s presidential election is so crazy that it’s even drawing comparisons to the U.S.”
https://qz.com/1401229/brazil-presidential-election-why-so-many-voters-want-to-opt-out/

“The Guardian view on Brazil’s elections: democracy in danger”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/oct/04/the-guardian-view-on-brazils-elections-democracy-in-danger

“Brazil’s presidential election could savage its science”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06917-w

“Brazil’s depressing election”
https://www.newstimes.com/opinion/article/Brazil-s-depressing-election-13284393.php

“The new Venezuela? Brazil populist Bolsonaro’s scare tactic gains traction”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/11/brazil-venezuela-jair-bolsonaro-workers-party

“WSJ endorses far-right Brazilian presidential frontrunner who said an ‘ugly’ female colleague didn’t ‘deserve to be raped’”
https://www.businessinsider.com/wsj-endorses-jair-bolsonaro-far-right-2018-10?r=UK&IR=T

Assessment

• Writing: What happened in the recent first round voting in the Brazilian presidential election that has caused so much interest around the world?
• Debate: Brazil’s election results are a reaffirmation that the movement to the populist right is a global phenomena.
• Poll: How many of you were aware of the elections in Brazil before last week’s voting?
• Short Answer: Why might election results in Brazil have regional implications?

Current events quiz:

1) The Runoff Elections in Brazil will take place on ________.

a. October 19
b. November 6
c. October 28
d. The election already took place on October 7

2) What type of government does Brazil have?

a. presidential system
b. federal republic
c. presidential monarchy
d. both a and b

3) The president of Brazil is elected to a ______ year term.

a. 8
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10

4) Jair Bolsonaro is a far left candidate who is an advocate for the environment and LGBTQ+ rights. (T/F)

5) Jair Bolsonarohas already won the election and he is now the President of Brazil. (T/F)

6) Some compare this election to the 2016 Presidential Election in the States. (T/F)

Answers:

1) C

2) D

3) B

4) F

5) F

6) T

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