"National polarization has intensified over the past two years" in Brazil, a Genial/Quaest survey cited by financial news outlet Valor Econômico revealed in October .
Former President Jair Bolsonaro was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for his role in a coup plot with which he sought to remain in power after losing the 2022 general election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. President Lula himself had earlier served jail time for corruption -- charges which were annulled a year before the election.
