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Clashes in Brazil as Bolsonaro's support plummets

Clashes in Brazil as Bolsonaro's support plummets

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: it is Brazil's Independence Day. And wow, what an Independence Day it is. President Bolsonaro, who is in the cellar, popularity wise, the lowest popularity he's had since he's been president. And for lots of reasons, mishandling of COVID, economic problems, energy shortages, even a little bit of corruption scandals. Seen as not an effective president of the country and presidential elections next year. So, a combination of things that are setting him off individually.

Haitian president's killing reflects unprecedented rise in violence

Haitian president's killing reflects unprecedented rise in violence

What do we know about the assassination of Haiti's president? What's the deal with US troops leaving Bagram airbase in the middle of the night? Is this latest COVID 19 vaccine corruption scandal going to be the one that sinks Brazil's Bolsonaro? Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics this week:

Brazil on the brink

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Brazil on the brink

Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso offers candid insight into the current politics and turmoil in Brazil. After years of economic hardship and a COVID death toll devastating the country, where does Brazil go from here?

A Brazilian hip hop artist who brings his community not just music, but food

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A Brazilian hip hop artist who brings his community not just music, but food

Brazilian hip hop artist, Marcos Vinícius de Jesus Morais, shares how music taught him the value of giving back to his community.

A Bolsonaro supporter in Brazil

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Podcast: Brazil on the brink: perspective from former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Listen: Latin America's largest economy has endured years of economic hardship, a barrage of political scandals, and one of the worst pandemic death tolls in the world. So where does Brazil go from here and how much longer can its president hold onto power? Former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who remains one of the most influential political figures in the country, joins Ian Bremmer to discuss Brazil's increasingly divided society, the potential fate of its current far-right leader, the prospects of his most likely challenger (known to all as "Lula") the climate crisis in the Amazon, and the country's complicated relationship with China.