When historians write books about why so many Brazilians voted for the far-right they will justifiably focus on ideological, political and social issues. But there is another key reason why President Jair Bolsonaro is still competitive as Sunday’s runoff ballot approaches: he’s handing out billions from a government slush fund.
The fund is known as the “secret budget” because there is little or no oversight over where the money goes once it is handed to lawmakers.
