I’ve been hearing a lot of mixed stories about brazil and what is going there, what it’s government is like and whether it’s more left or right wing.

Unfortunately my knowledge on brazil isn’t great, does anyone have any good sources yo get more informed? Thank you.

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    8 days ago

    brazil is currently ruled by a socdem administration, as in an enlightened centrist government poorly threading the line between the overt fascism taking over the country and some actual humanity for the people who are demanding it.

    i say poorly because christofascism isn’t a line that should be thread at all in the name of the powerful few but here we are.

    so that means there’s a lot of saying good things publicly but acting on their interests under the table, or trading favors with nazis. a recent example is trading the passing of the work hours reduction bill the people are pushing for some egregious tax and oversight exemptions for the church with the reactionary congress representing the fascist christian and comprador elites.

    this is why it looks conflicting. it’s kind of a mess, really.

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    7 days ago

    Yeah Brazil is ruled by a guy that cares about the people but does not dare to stand strong against the bankers and the big farms, so it did a lot of questionable choices in order to appease them, not what I’d call a bad guy but someone not willing to fight, it’s not out of cowardice either the guy faced jail when people plotted against him, he just avoids conflict and that leads to that meme of meeting in the middle with the right