Donald Trump's "Donroe Doctrine" Faces Biggest Test yet in Brazil
The vote could determine whether Washington’s tariffs and sanctions reshape Brazil’s alignment, as polls show Lula ahead and Flávio Bolsonaro trailing.
- Brazilians head to the polls Sunday in an election that tests President Donald Trump's strategy to remake Latin America, with incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva seeking a fourth term.
- Over the past year, the Trump administration imposed 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian goods and sanctioned Justice Alexandre de Moraes, pressuring the government during the former president's trial.
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, eldest son of jailed former President Jair Bolsonaro, challenges Lula while branding himself "Bolsonaro 2.0" with strong backing from the Trump administration.
- Lula has emphasized national sovereignty amid U.S. pressure, while Washington revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, in August, leaving the post vacant in Brasília.
- Benjamin Gedan, a Latin America expert at Johns Hopkins University, told Newsweek the election is "hugely consequential" for Trump's strategy, which includes curbing China's economic footprint in the region.
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The presidential elections this Sunday in Brazil will be an important examination to verify the scope of the turn of Ibero-America towards the radical right aligned with Donald Trump . The U.S. president himself admitted from the White House that he continues «very closely» these elections that he considers decisive for the continent, since winning Flávio Bolsonaro would confirm the turn to the right that has already been seen in countries such …
'Brazil will be mine': projection in São Paulo ironizes Trump's interest in the presidential election. Amanda Perobelli/Reuters via BBC At a time when the United States is seeking to expand its influence on Latin America, the Brazilian presidential election is seen by many analysts as a crucial test for Donald Trump's government's strategy in the region. ☰ Follow the international news channel of the g1 in WhatsApp │ The dispute between Presiden…
An eventual victory by Flavio Bolsonaro would consolidate the bloc of countries that are aligned with Washington
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