Brasília enters an election year on edge (preview)

About this episode

The episode discusses the opening of the legislative year in Brasília as Brazil approaches a significant election year.

Brasília is back to work — and the new legislative year has opened with all the familiar rituals: lofty speeches about stability, institutional balance, and dialogue, plus promises of an ambitious agenda ahead. But this is no ordinary year. Brazil is heading into a high-stakes election in October. Voters will choose a president, renew the entire House, elect two-thirds of the Senate, pick 27 governors, and decide the fate of hundreds of state legislators. From now on, everything in Brasília w...

Topics covered

• Brazilian politics
• elections
• legislative agenda
• government stability
• institutional balance

Keywords

• Brasília
• election
• legislative year
• politics
• Brazil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brazil, House, Senate, governors, state legislators

Places: Brasília

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