Brazil's Election Illusion
telenovela. To be sure, there has been no shortage of high drama: the tragic, accidental death of a major candidate, the spectacular rise and fall of his vice preBrazil's ongoing presidential election has been described as electrifying and unpredictable, suitable for a sidential pick who took his place, and the late surge of a candidate who most pundits not long ago had written off. Given the volatility, few dare predict with confidence what will happen in the Oct. 26 runoff between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party (PT) and former Minas Gerais governor AĆ©cio Neves of the Social Democratic Party (PSDB).
The heated presidential race between Rousseff and Neves conceals the most important fact: There's not much daylight between the candidates.
telenovela. To be sure, there has been no shortage of high drama: the tragic, accidental death of a major candidate, the spectacular rise and fall of his vice preBrazil's ongoing presidential election has been described as electrifying and unpredictable, suitable for a sidential pick who took his place, and the late surge of a candidate who most pundits not long ago had written off. Given the volatility, few dare predict with confidence what will happen in the Oct. 26 runoff between incumbent President Dilma Rousseff of the Workers Party (PT) and former Minas Gerais governor AĆ©cio Neves of the Social Democratic Party (PSDB).