As done in other similar occasions, such as in the 2016 Trump elections, SPW has collected and selected the largest possible number of news, opinions and analyses on the final results of Brazilian elections that led to the victory of Jair Bolsonaro as the new president of the country. Given that what has been published is quite massive this has been a dualling task. We have made our best to cover as much as possible.
If you have read analyses that would be worth adding to this compilation do not hesitate to send it through admin@sxpolitics.org
Analysis from Brazil
How women can decide the Brazilian elections – SPW
Women in the 2018 Brazilian elections: paradoxes and democratic resistance – SPW
Fake News Is Poisoning Brazilian Politics. WhatsApp Can Stop It. – NYT
News and analysis
Bolsonaro’s Conservative Revolution – Jacobin Magazine
Brazil Edges Toward Bolsonaro as a ‘Last Resort’ Leader – NYT
Can Brazil’s Democracy Be Saved? – NYT
Our planet can’t take many more populists like Brazil’s Bolsonaro – The Guardian
Meet Brazil’s President Front Runner Jair Bolsonaro, part Donald Trump, Part Rodrigo Duterte – The New Yorker
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro threatens purge of leftwing ‘outlaws’ – The Guardian
Bolsonaro and the Institutionalization of Necropolitics – New Socialist
Fascism and Brazil – openDemocracy
Brazil hijacked by post-truth – openDemocracy
Brazil shed a military dictatorship. Now it looks again toward iron-fisted rule. – The Washington Post
Brazil’s Northeastern Resistance – The Nation
‘We will resist’: anti-Bolsonaro protesters vow to defend Brazil’s freedoms – The Guardian
How Brazil’s left should respond to Bolsonaro – The Washington Post
Trump finds a like-minded demagogue in Bolsonaro – The Washington Post
Jair Bolsonaro’s Victory Echoes Donald Trump’s, with Key Differences – The New Yorker
Jair Bolsonaro courts Evangelical Christians – Financial Times
‘There Is a Risk to Democracy.’ Brazil Wakes Up to the Reality of a Bolsonaro Presidency – Time
Brazil’s Polarizing New President, Jair Bolsonaro, in His Own Words – NYT
Brazil is unpredictable right now. Here are 3 possible scenarios for incoming president Jair Bolsonaro. – The Washington Post
Freedom of Speech in Bolsonaro’s Brazil – The Guardian
Did Brazil’s evangelicals put Jair Bolsonaro into office? – New Internationalist
Women for Bolsonaro – Foreign Affairs
Why Antiestablishment Fervor Is Growing in Latin America – Foreign Affairs
Jair Bolsonaro and the perversion of liberalism – The Economist
After Democracy – Foreign Affairs
Why Brazil’s bankers back Jair Bolsonaro – OZY
Special Briefing: The Turmoil Surrounding Brazil’s Presidential Elections – OZY
Brazil elected far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro, and the markets love it – Quartz
Jair Bolsonaro’s victory is likely to see Brazil slash its many Africa interests – Quartz
Fake news on WhatsApp swayed Brazil’s election. India should be worried – Quartz
South Africa
Brazil elects far-right Bolsonaro – The voice of the cape
What Bolsonaro’s victory means – M&G
Brazil flirts with a neo-fascist – M&G
South Africa is not that different from Brazil – M&G
Brazilian left reels as country lurches right – M&G
Why is democracy faltering – M&G
National-populism: a new global model is born – M&G
Brazil elections: we need to protect our democratic public sphere – Daily Maverick
China
With Jair Bolsonaro victory, disillusioned Brazilians swap politics of hope for politics of anger – South China Morning Post
Fireworks and flags as right-wing former army captain Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential vote – South China Morning Post
From China to crime, Jair Bolsonaro plots radical new course for Brazil – South China Morning Post
‘Tropical Trump’ favourite as Brazilians head to polls – South China Morning Post
India
The Biggest Challenge to Brazil’s Democracy Is Murder, Not Corruption – The Wire
How Neo-Nationalism Went Global – The Wire
Hate or Hope: In a Bitter Election, Brazil Fights for Its Soul and Democracy – The Wire
Brazil’s Poorest Can Play a Major Part in Halting Jair Bolsonaro’s Dangerous Politics – The Wire
Mapping Brazil’s rightward shift – Hindu Times
A Populist Haze – Hindu Times
With inflammatory rhetoric and a vague agenda, Jair Bolsonaro wins power in a disillusioned Brazil – Scroll.In
Russia
Bolsonaro, A Neo-Nazi ‘Phenomenon’ Made in USA in Brazil – Pravda Report
Time for Brazil to wake up – Pravda Report
MENA Region
The Lesson of Brazil – MR Online
Brazil is failing under an evil political spell – MR Online
Brazil elects far-right president, worrying rights groups – An-Nahar
Evangelicals, growing force in Brazil, to impact elections – An-Nahar
Letters
Freedom of speech in Bolsonaro’s Brazil | Letters – The Guardian
Chomsky, Other Intellectuals Issue Manifesto Warning Against Brazil’s Fascist Candidate – TeleSur
Madonna and Cher stand against Bolsonaro with the hashtag #EleNão – Plataforma Media
Group of House Democrats calls on Pompeo to condemn Brazil’s Bolsonaro – Politico
A Letter to Brazil, From a Friend Living Under Duterte – The Nation
Editorial | Brazil’s Sad Choice – NYT
Jair Bolsonaro is a dangerous man – South African Institute of Race Relations