Thinking Globally, Debating Locally

Understanding our own politics is tricky enough, let alone another country's; however, in many debate rounds, the focus is on other systems of government. One of the most recent developments is the rise of populism in the United States and around the world. This post will focus on the rise of populism in Brazil with the most recent Presidential election. Thanks! The increasing polarization in politics is not unique to the United States, but rather, extends globally. In Brazil, there is a turning point for their internal politics.  Characterized by rampant corruption, a struggling economy, fiscal imbalances, and a terrible rate of violent crime, Brazil desperately needs good leadership to change the course of the country.  As of October 7, Brazilians will vote for nearly six hundred members of their congress and the next president of the country.  Most interestingly, the frontrunner, Jair Bolsonaro of the Social Liberal Party, is what newspapers have dubbed “the T...