Brazil's new populism

Jair Bolsanaro's agenda has implications for India

The global community’s turn towards populism lurched a little further last week when Jair Bolsanaro was sworn in as president of Brazil. The South American giant dominates the continent’s economy, and is the fifth-largest country in the world — both in terms of population and area. Further, it has long been a steadfast bastion of social democracy; under “Lula” Luiz Inacio da Silva, who left office five years ago with near 90 per cent popularity, it seemed to promise a new model of development for Latin America, one that blended democracy, social progress and inclusive growth. But Mr Bolsanaro’s rise