Flávio Bolsonaro, now the favorite to win Brazil’s presidency, would give President Trump a critical new ally in Latin America, particularly on security.
An effigy of President Trump carrying a depiction of an incarcerated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a rally in São Paulo last month in support of Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing opposition candidate.
Flávio Bolsonaro’s first round lead leaves President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva three weeks to find the votes to stop Brazil’s, and Latin America’s, rightward shift.