“It’s not that Brazil is becoming more like the United States, it’s that the United States is becoming more like Brazil,” says Fishman. “You have just shrinking spheres of democracy while oligarchs have increasing power and control and are able to do what they want and insist on decisions for the country that are bad for all of the society and the people, but good for their individual interests.” #BrazilianElections2026 #USpol The Stakes of Brazil’s Presidential Election https://theintercept.com/2026/10/23/brazil-president-election-lula-bolsonaro-meta/