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Felipe Tirado, Visiting Lecturer in Jurisprudence, King's College London

Brazilian election: Jair Bolsonaro set to lose but his legacy will be harder to remove

Brazil's current president Jair Bolsonaro is currently not expected to win the general election. BW Press/Shutterstock

Brazilians will face one of the most important elections of their lives on October 2 2022, after four years of growing polarisation and political violence under President Jair Bolsonaro.

Although the upcoming elections are centred on the presidential run, Brazilians will also vote for governors and members of the federal and state legislative houses. For all of these roles, there is a political divide.

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