The agricultural sector has one of the most powerful political lobbies in Brazil, and President Jair Bolsonaro enjoys strong support in the country’s main agricultural states. Many farmers have rallied behind Bolsonaro during his tenure, but will their support be enough to secure him a second term?
A 4x4 lurches along a dirt track leading to a farm, leaving a cloud of red dust in its wake. The season has been drier than usual in Goias, a state in central Brazil. A sticker supporting Bolsonaro on the car’s rear window is caked in red earth, barely visible. “We had to call the fire brigade last week because several hectares caught fire over there,” says Danilo Melo, 59, pointing towards a seemingly endless expanse of land.
