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Winners and losers of Brazil’s party-swapping window
The outlook of Brazil’s congressional benches changed after the party-swapping season. Photo: Diego Grandi/Shutterstock
When we at The Brazilian Report comment on the polls months before an election, we are always careful to mention that they are important less for their predictive value than for how they shape political behavior — a dynamic that has been on full display in recent weeks, during the period in which lawmakers are permitted to switch parties without forfeiting their seats.
Statistically tied with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in runoff simulations (and even leading according to several pollsters), Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has proved to be a magnet for his far-right Liberal Party (PL), which managed to bolster its ranks in Congress…
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