Presidential Elections and Post-truth Politics: A Crossroads for Brazil’s Democracy

Few presidential contests are set to capture as much global attention this year as Brazil’s election in October, seen by many as a crossroads for Brazil’s democratic future. The country’s political barometers are set to reach scorching temperatures in this clash of titans, fought in an arena of political extremes. Incumbent far-right President Jair Bolsonaro seeks re-election running under Brazil’s Liberal Party in what is likely to be a showdown with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from the left-leaning Worker’s Party.