The Brazilian Senate is conducting a formal investigation into the COVID response from the federal and state governments. A Pfizer executive this morning testified they offered vaccines to the federal government in August of last year, and they were ignored.
All across Brazil, the vaccine is still unavailable to anyone under 50 with a few exceptions based on profession. An average of 2,000 people or more continue to die daily: of a disease for which an effective vaccine exists but the population can't get.
Meanwhile, Brazil's most reputable polling firm shows Bolsonaro with his lowest approval rating yet: 24%, with 45% disapproving.
In the first round of voting, Lula would get 41%, Bolsonaro 23%, and a mix of center-left/right candidates 24%. In a run-off, Lula wins 55-32.
In the first round of voting, Lula would get 41%, Bolsonaro 23%, and a mix of center-left/right candidates 24%. In a run-off, Lula wins 55-32.
If the center-left and center-right can agree to unite behind just one candidate -- they're trying, and @CiroGomes would be their best bet -- it's possible (though unlikely) Bolsonaro would fail to make the run-off. It'd be Lula v. the centrist unity candidate.
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