The blue-state, red-state divide that shaped Brazil’s election

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff survived a bitterly fought election campaign, inching past rival candidate Aécio Neves in a runoff vote on Sunday. The leftist incumbent had earlier been considered a shoo-in, but the stigma of a faltering economy and corruption scandals within her government saw her lead steadily erode in recent months. As The Washington […]

















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