Brian Winter

Brian Winter is the editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and vice president for policy at the Americas Society/Council of the Americas.

President Jair Bolsonaro is seen during a ceremony to lower the Brazilian National flag down for the night, at the Alvorada Palace, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia, Brazil, July 15, 2020.
Governance

A Moment of Truth for Bolsonaro

by Brian Winter

It's unclear whether the pandemic will have any significant effect on Brazilian politics over the long term