A Brazil without Bolsonaro
Where in the world is Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil\u2019s former president? Today\u2019s Post Reports examines why Bolsonaro left the country ahead of the ceremonial handover of power, and what his successor, Luiz In\xe1cio Lula da Silva, could mean for a divided Brazil.
Brazilian elections were razor-thin: Lula won just 50.9 percent of the vote. But the country\u2019s young democracy was put to its biggest test yet when incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro questioned the election process and never formally conceded. Many have likened his actions to those of former U.S. president Donald Trump.
Gabriela S\xe1 Pessoa has been covering the Brazilian election, from Bolsonaro rallies in S\xe3o Paulo to Lula\u2019s inauguration in Bras\xedlia. She breaks down what happened when Bolsonaro finally broke his silence in the days leading up to Lula\u2019s inauguration this week and the mystery surrounding why the former president is staying in Florida. Meanwhile in Brazil, a once-jailed icon of the Latin American left returned to power with his own twist on an inauguration tradition, given Bolsonaro\u2019s absence. But after the celebrations die down, how will Lula enact his ambitious agenda and lead a deeply divided country?