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Brazil’s uncertain role in the world: Fernando Henrique Cardoso
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Brazil’s uncertain role in the world: Fernando Henrique Cardoso

How does Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who served as Brazil's 34th president from 1995 to 2003, see Brazil's role in the world?

Can ‘Lula,’ the hero of Brazil’s left, unseat Bolsonaro?
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Can ‘Lula,’ the hero of Brazil’s left, unseat Bolsonaro?

The political legend Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known to all as "Lula," is the likely challenger to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's 2022 presidential elections. Lula is an old acquaintance of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil's former president and elder statesman, who discussed Lula's political prospects in an interview with Ian Bremmer on GZERO World.

Brazil's awful year: does the buck stop with Bolsonaro?
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Brazil's awful year: does the buck stop with Bolsonaro?

Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil's former president, says Brazil's government has fallen short not only in its response to the pandemic, but in its ability to manage mounting political and economic crises.

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 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.

Why Brazil's elder statesman has never met Bolsonaro
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Why Brazil's elder statesman has never met Bolsonaro

Brazil's divisive President Jair Bolsonaro has never reached out to Fernando Henrique Cardoso, his only predecessor to win the presidency in the first round. Why? Well, it takes two to tango — or in this case, samba. Cardoso shares his thoughts on the latest episode of GZERO World, which beings airing on US public television Friday, May 21. Check local listings.