MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 8th 2018
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Monday, October 8th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
Bolsonaro's performance unprecedented at Congress level: from 8 to 51 seats
Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro turned his party from a footnote in a crowded Congress into a national powerhouse on Sunday, underscoring a seismic shift in Latin America's biggest nation as voters raged against the political establishment.
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Monday, October 8th 2018 - 06:30 UTC
Bolsonaro syndrome: rejection of corruption in the Brazilian political class
The far-right former military man Jair Bolsonaro won nearly half the votes in Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, raising the strong prospect that he could take the helm of Latin America’s largest nation in a runoff later this month.
