Trailer: Brazil on Fire

Jair Bolsonaro's rise was unimaginable just a few years before his election to Brazil's presidency. With an impending showdown between the incumbent Bolsonaro and popular left-wing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, many fear Bolsonaro may resort to a January 6-style coup to retain power. In this special limited podcast series from Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox, we’ll take listeners on a journey to understand Brazil’s turn toward fascism: Bolsonaro’s rise, his government that set the country ablaze, and how the US helped him do it.<br /><br />Produced in partnership by The Real News Network and the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA).<br /><br />The Real News Network: <a href="https://therealnews.com" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com</a><br />NACLA: <a href="https://nacla.org" rel="noopener">https://nacla.org</a>