Can Brazil survive Bolsonaro?
Brazilians elected Jair Bolsonaro as their president in 2018. He borrowed heavily from the Donald Trump playbookhis populist, straight-talking, nationalistic approach won him wide support. Since taking office he has implemented policies which have eroded trust in democratic institutions and caused potentially terminal damage to the Amazon rainforest. His disastrous handling of the pandemic has pushed Brazil to breaking point. The countrys challenges are daunting: economic stagnation, political polarisation, environmental ruin, social regress and a covid-19 catastrophe from which it is yet to emerge. In a live subscriber event, The Economist's So Paulo bureau chief, Sarah Maslin, spoke about the damage Mr Bolsonaro has inflicted on Brazil, the prospects of a country in need of reform and the likely outcome of next years presidential election. You can watch the conversation in full below.