Brazil´s Elections and Their Impact on Democracy in Brazil

October 2018

Past Event

Brazil´s Elections and Their Impact on Democracy in Brazil

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

October 29, 2018

The front page of a newspaper referring to the results of the first round Brazilian national election, October 8, 2018 (EVARISTO SA/AFP/Getty Images)

October 2018

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:

Matthew Taylor

Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University

Monica Arruda de Almeida

Adjunct Professor, Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), Georgetown University

Mark S. Langevin

Senior Fellow, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University and Director, BrazilWorks

Ambassador Jaime Daremblum

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Hudson Institute

On October 29, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss the results of the October 28 elections in Brazil. In particular, panelists considered the two presidential candidates: Jair Bolsonaro, a right-wing populist with the nickname "Trump of the Tropics,” who won the election; and Fernando Haddad, who represented the left-wing Workers’ Party. The discussion also considered how this election factors into the current wave of populism in Latin American politics and other parts of the world.

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Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Rick de la Torre

Jorge Jraissati

César Dager

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Rebuilding Venezuela: Progress and Challenges

Join Hudson Institute for a panel that will examine how far Rodríguez’s interim government can advance economic recovery without an electoral mandate or political reforms and how Washington’s approach will shape Venezuela’s path to a democratic transition.

Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Rick de la Torre

Jorge Jraissati

César Dager

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Featured Speakers:

Takahiro Tsuchiya

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Patrick M. Cronin

William Chou

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

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Join Hudson Institute for a discussion which will examine how Japan, Europe, South Korea, and Southeast Asia view the Trump–Xi summit and how the regions will act on their priorities going forward.

Featured Speakers:

Takahiro Tsuchiya

Kenneth R. Weinstein

Patrick M. Cronin

William Chou

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Brazil Decides: The 2026 Election and the Future of US-Brazil Relations

Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Jana Nelson

Clifford Young

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In-Person Event | Hudson Institute

Brazil Decides: The 2026 Election and the Future of US-Brazil Relations

Join Hudson Institute for a panel that will examine the dynamics shaping the race, how each leading candidate would govern, and what a Lula or Bolsonaro victory would mean for US-Brazil relations.

Featured Speakers:

Gil Guerra

Jana Nelson

Clifford Young

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on Revitalizing the Shipbuilding Industrial Base

Featured Speakers:

Russell Vought

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

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In-Person Event | Invite Only

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought on Revitalizing the Shipbuilding Industrial Base

Please join Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, for a conversation with Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs to discuss the Trump administration’s decisive efforts to build the Navy needed for today’s intensifying threat environment.