Brazil’s shift to the right

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Channel: The Newsmakers · 2018 · People & Blogs

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It was the culmination of an almost 30 year journey, from when Jair Bolosonaro left the military to enter politics. He served seven terms as a congressman, marked by violent rhetoric, including calling for the assassination of the elected president. Now he's the first non-centrist or leftist leader since the end of Brazil's military dictatorship more than three decades ago. It’s a seismic shift in South America and it has many in and out of the country terrified. Find out why from this report by Ediz Tiyansan

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