{"id":4616,"date":"2018-10-10T09:40:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T12:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4616"},"modified":"2018-11-03T11:18:42","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T14:18:42","slug":"the-brazilian-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dknolte.com\/?p=4616","title":{"rendered":"The Brazilian Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

B<\/strong>razil had its presidential elections last Sunday.<\/p>\n

It was most interesting as elections all over the world are different from ours.\u00a0 Brazilians are very passionate about most everything, and it shows.\u00a0 The two top contenders, Jair Bolsonaro and Fernando Haddad have won the first round and will vie again on October 28th.\u00a0 As of the last count I have seen, Bolsonaro had 46% and Haddad had 29.3%\u00a0 If Bolsonaro had accumulated anything over 50%, he would have won, but since he didn’t, the run-off takes place.<\/p>\n

Now, you have to understand in the US there are usually about 4 different parties.\u00a0 Republicans, Democrats, Green Party and the Socialist\/Communist party.\u00a0 In reality, it is only the first two.\u00a0 But in Brazil, I counted 13 different political parties.<\/p>\n

Normally I would not pay attention to any of this, but a pretty friend of mine explained to me who stood for what.\u00a0 I now understand Bolsonaro with his 46% of the votes is the Brazilian “Donald Trump”.\u00a0 He is far right and promised to “drain the swamp”.\u00a0 I am convinced he will win on the 28th, but it will take time to see if he can keep his promises.\u00a0 Brazil has had decades of corruption in its presidency and I cannot believe Bolsonaro will be able to clean house.\u00a0 It will be an interesting thing to see in the next few years.<\/p>\n

A few interesting side notes:<\/p>\n

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  1. In Brazil, you are required to vote or pay a fine.\u00a0 My friend told me the fine is about equal to one US dollar.<\/li>\n
  2. On the day of the election, no alcohol can be sold.<\/li>\n
  3. As with the elections in the US, there is a lot of corruption involving the voting machines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I will watch this closely, as my friend is very political and shared her interest with me.<\/p>\n

    D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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