Brazil's "cultural revolution" fueling right-wing gains
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In Brazil, "the momentum has been with the right since 2018," says philosopher Rodrigo Nunes. The presidential race in Latin America's largest country is headed to a runoff between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. Right-wing forces have also consolidated their power in Congress and in states across the country.
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