Brazil’s presidential election: Silva vs. Rousseff
October 2, 2014
Brazil’s economy is flagging shortly before the election. But despite stagnation and growing inflation, frontrunners Rousseff and Silva debate about social programs and don’t focus their campaigns on economic policy. The political system is not actually in question in Brazil. Unlike in neighboring countries. like Argentina and Venezuela, a planned economy isn’t on the table. Even though the two most promising candidates belong to the Workers’ Party (Dilma Rousseff) and the Brazilian Socialist Party Marina Silva, capitalism is the way to go in Brazil and nobody is straying from it.