Jair Bolsonaro is barred from office for eight years
What the followers of Brazil’s far-right former president do next will be crucial for the country
ON JUNE 30TH Brazil’s highest electoral court barred Jair Bolsonaro, who was the country’s president until the end of 2022, from holding public office for eight years. A populist of the far right who had little respect for democracy, he has now been cast out of electoral politics for undermining public trust in the integrity of Brazil’s voting system.
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