Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro will lead a country barely out of recession and still hoping for political stability after years of crisis and polarization.
The new president, elected in an anti-establishment campaign, will now need to build consensus and prove he can rally political support for his agenda.
CGTN’s Paulo Cabral reports on Bolsonaro’s challenges and priorities.
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To discuss:
- Heloisa Villela is a correspondent for Brazilian media.
- Rodrigo Constantino is an economist and author
- Fernando Cutz is the former director for South America on the White House National Security Council
- Paulo Sotero is the director of the Brazil Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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