Brazil braces for turbulence on eve of Bolsonaro’s independence day rallies

 

"He said: “If Lula had a 20-point lead and the situation looked completely irreversible and Bolsonaro had no chance of winning, he’d bet all his chips on a coup,” and use Wednesday’s rally to fire up his radical base with an all-out verbal attack on the supreme court.

If Bolsonaro was the frontrunner, his best bet would be to ditch any plans for a coup and focus on winning the election by moderating his behaviour to attract centre-right voters.

As things stood, Bolsonaro appeared trapped in a strategic limbo, unsure of whether he was best served by radicalism or restraint."

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