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US and Brazil elections deliver setbacks to populist right

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In recent elections, the populist right faced significant setbacks in the Americas. Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a runoff election. Concurrently, American voters shifted control of both chambers of the US Congress to the Democrats, signaling a rebuke to candidates aligned with Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement. These developments raise questions about the potential impact on right-wing movements in Europe, particularly in France and Germany, where such movements have shown resilience. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Khushboo Razdan ·

    US and Brazil deliver double blow to the populist right. Will Europe feel the impact?

    In the space of roughly 10 days, the two largest democracies in the Americas delivered setbacks to the populist right. In Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva staged a narrow but remarkable comeback, defeating Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, in a run-of…

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