As strongman leaders around the world begin to fall, has authoritarianism peaked?
Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro both tested the democratic system and lost power. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be next.
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The strange death of the centre right
In Western democracies conventional conservativism is foundering. How did this once-dominant political force become so diminished?
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The Brazil riots were openly planned on social media. So why was nothing done?
Platforms are failing to prevent online radicalisation and organised assaults on democracy. More violence is inevitable.
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The attack on Brazil’s Congress had the aesthetics of a coup, without the danger
Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters are not the only threat to Brazilian democracy.
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Lula’s election as Brazilian president brings hope for the Amazon
The country’s new leader has vowed to completely end deforestation in the rainforest.
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Lula’s victory in Brazil shows how authoritarianism can be defeated
Jair Bolsonaro’s election loss demonstrates what a united opposition can achieve.
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From the archive: Lula, a people’s last hope
6 January, 2003: Brazil’s president says he’ll attempt the impossible in this, one of the world’s most unequal societies.
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The future of the Amazon rainforest rests on Brazil’s presidential run-off
Victory for Jair Bolsonaro, who is closing the gap on Lula, would almost certainly accelerate the rate of deforestation.
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