Shockwaves were sent around the world when fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro won 55% in the second round in Brazil鈥檚 presidential elections on October 28, defeating Fernando Haddad of the Workers鈥 Party (PT).
Alexandre Concei莽茫o
South America鈥檚 largest country, Brazil, has been rocked in recent months by a political crisis, partly fuelled by mass protests calling for the removal of centre-left President Dilma Rousseff. The protests come as the country officially moves into recession, with Brazil鈥檚 economy expected to contract by 2% this year. Brazil has been governed by a Workers鈥 Party (PT)-led coalition for over a decade, firstly under Luiz Ignacio 鈥淟ula鈥 da Silva and now Dilma, as she is commonly known.