Wendy Hunter on Lula, Bolsonaro, January 8th and Democracy in Brazil

I do want to underscore this should not be read as a victory of the left. It's a victory of Lula and a narrow victory. And it's Lula the person. It's not so much Lula from the PT as the party that won.Wendy HunterBecome a Patron!Make a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Wendy Hunter is a Professor of Government at the University of Texas Austin. Recently, she cowrote an article with Timothy Power in the Journal of Democracy called “Lula’s Second Act.”Key HighlightsIntroduction - 0:36Lula - 2:16The 2022 Presidential Election - 13:01Bolsonaro - 20:45January 8th - 27:18Key Links"Lula's Second Act" in the Journal of Democracy by Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power"Bolsonaro and Brazil’s Illiberal Backlash" in the Journal of Democracy by Wendy Hunter and Timothy J. Power"The Normalization of an Anomaly: The Workers' Party in Brazil" in World Politics by Wendy HunterDemocracy Paradox PodcastJennifer Piscopo on the Constitutional Chaos in ChileAmy Erica Smith on Politics and Religion in BrazilMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] on Twitter @DemParadox, Facebook, Instagram @democracyparadoxpodcast100 Books on DemocracyDemocracy Paradox is part of the Amazon Affiliates Program and earns commissions on items purchased from links to the Amazon website. All links are to recommended books discussed in the podcast or referenced in the blog.Support the show