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Former United States President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago in 2020.
Economy

What We’re Watching: Bolsonaro skipping town, Putin’s New Year’s gift, Vietnam’s growth, a bit of Xi & Putin face time

What We’re Watching: Bolsonaro skipping town, Putin’s New Year’s gift, Vietnam’s growth, a bit of Xi & Putin face time

Local woman cries as she prepares to enter an evacuation train from Kherson, Ukraine.
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What We’re Watching: Kherson evacuation, China’s flex in Taiwan, botched bomb plot in Brasilia

What We’re Watching: Kherson evacuation, China’s flex in Taiwan, botched bomb plot in Brasilia

"Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" A banner on a screen set up ahead of an expected ceremony and concert in Moscow to declare four Ukrainian regions part of Russia.
US & Canada

What We're Watching: Russian annexations, Brazilian election, DeSantis-Biden truce

Bluffs called in Ukraine, Brazilian election might not go to a runoff, Ian halts Biden-DeSantis feud

Brazil: “Whoever gets the most votes will win, period.”
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Brazil: “Whoever gets the most votes will win, period.”

Brazil’s president has cast doubt on the legitimacy of an upcoming election he looks set to lose. Is the country’s democracy in peril? Eurasia Group’s Brazil expert Silvio Cascione breaks it down.

With economic moves bolstering Bolsonaro, can Lula retain his lead?
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Can Bolsonaro win re-election after all?

Brazil's leftist former president still leads in the polls, but his bid could get complicated if the conservative incumbent continues to close the gap.

For Latin America, political risks overshadow economic gain from Ukraine crisis
Viewpoint

For Latin America, political risks overshadow economic gain from Ukraine crisis

Countries that rely heavily on imported food and energy face the greatest risk of social and economic crises from the disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Putin invades the year’s big elections
US & Canada

Putin invades the year’s big elections

Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine invasion is shifting the politics inside every major country in the world — including four that have big elections this year. How is this war reshaping the politics of France, Hungary, Brazil, and the United States?

Five choices
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Five choices

In France, Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, and the United States, voters will choose future leaders in 2022 among some stark — and colorful — choices.

What We’re Watching: Eastern Europe border crisis, US-China climate pledge, Bolsonaro’s a centrist now
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What We’re Watching: Eastern Europe border crisis, US-China climate pledge, Bolsonaro’s a centrist now

NBA player sparks backlash from China; Bolsonaro's COVID negligence
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NBA player sparks backlash from China; Bolsonaro's COVID negligence

China wipes Boston Celtics from NBA broadcast after the "Free Tibet" speech from Enes Kanter. Is NBA boxing itself into a corner? Brazil's Senate committee accused President Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for COVID-19 negligence. What's happening there? FDA is set to approve the "mix and match" approach for COVID booster shots in the US. Will this deepen global vaccine inequality? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week.