Bolsonaro’s Agenda Is What the Doctor Ordered for Brazil
Let the economy breathe, compete on the world stage
Jair Bolsonaro, newly elected president of Brazil, poses with his wife Michelle as they arrive to cast their votes at a polling center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oct. 28, 2018. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes/Pool
Brazil need not be the country of tomorrow, and can instead lead today. The longstanding curses of mercantilism, corruption, and centralization aren’t set in stone.
Breaking them by liberating the economy must be priority número um for President Jair Bolsonaro.