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The Changing Course of the Brazilian Elections

The Brazil Institute in partnership with Patri Inc. hosted an event on the October presidential election, which will be resolved between two female contenders.

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Tuesday
Sep. 16, 2014
10:00am – 12:00pm ET
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Overview

Viewed from the start by leading pollsters and analysts as the most difficult election to predict since the reinstatement of democracy in Brazil in the mid-1980s, next month’s presidential race will likely be resolved between two female contenders in a second round of voting scheduled for the last Sunday in October. Incumbent president Dilma Rousseff, of the Workers’ Party (PT), will face former senator and Minister of the Environment Marina Silva, a PT founding member who is running for the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), of the late Eduardo Campos. Marina, as she is known, replaced Campos as head of the PSB’s presidential ticket after his tragic death in an airplane crash in August 13th, a move that dramatically changed the electoral landscape.

The first black Brazilian to run for President and a world renowned environmentalist, this former senator from the state of Acre, in the Western Amazon, is progressing ahead of Rousseff in simulations for the second round of voting. On September 16th, the Brazil Institute will host a discussion on the 2014 Brazilian elections outlook with leading journalists and experts on Brazilian politics.

Related article:

"Marina Silva's Rise, not Unforeseen, Changed the Outlook of Brazil's October Elections", Paulo Sotero - 9/02/2014

"A Game Changer in Brazil's 2014 Presidential Elections", Paulo Sotero, Huffington Post - 10/11/2013

Photos courtesy of Flicrk users Fernando StankunsRede Brasil AtualPSDB MG and BrasilemRede

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Speaker

Fernando Rodrigues

Columnist, Folha de São Paulo and Universo On Line
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Brazil Institute

The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—works to foster understanding of Brazil’s complex reality and to support more consequential relations between Brazilian and US institutions in all sectors. The Brazil Institute plays this role by producing independent research and programs that bridge the gap between scholarship and policy, and by serving as a crossroads for leading policymakers, scholars and private sector representatives who are committed to addressing Brazil’s challenges and opportunities.  Read more

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