Brian Winter
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Editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and a longtime Reuters correspondent in Brazil and Mexico.
104 posts tracked · 6 stories in 30 days
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Flavio Bolsonaro disputes Lula win, flees to United States
Grouped with voices who said: His flight politically weakens the Bolsonaro movement
By fleeing for the United States, Flávio Bolsonaro has escaped prison -- and probably ceded the Bolsonaro family's role as the leaders of the Brazilian conservative movement.View on X
Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after months in exile
Grouped with voices who said: This changes nothing for the regime's grip on power
NEW: Amid the euphoria of Maria Corina Machado's return, Benigno Alarcón notes: It "implies no concessions for the regime, whose status holds: It tolerates a protected leader’s…View on X
Lula wins Brazil runoff, Trump and allies allege fraud
Grouped with voices who said: Watch the irregularities and legal challenges closely
Brazil. Could be a long, tense night — or longer. Both sides alleging irregularities / problems. Single Supreme Court judge ordered 2 hour extension in voting, but some stations…View on X
Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil presidential election
Grouped with voices who said: This was a democratic win against authoritarianism
What a comeback. We will need time to properly understand it. But I think this was a 20th century politician who, at the very last possible moment, figured out how to run a 21st…View on X
Brazil holds Lula-Bolsonaro presidential runoff election
Grouped with voices who said: The race is a genuine toss-up
Time and again over the last 10 years, we've learned not to take polling too literally. But yes it does seem the Brazil race continues to narrow, with Datafolha showing a 50-50…View on X
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