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Is Brazil heading for a constitutional crisis?

The President of Brazil is reluctant to play by the rules and is willing to go to great lengths to secure a second term. Presented by Tanya Beckett.

The President of Brazil is reluctant to play by the rules. Elections are due next year and Bolsonaro is increasingly at loggerheads with his country鈥檚 democratic system. Between battles with the Supreme Court and a push to change the voting system, he is willing to go to great lengths to secure a second term.

Tanya Beckett takes a closer look at Brazil鈥檚 politics and whether the country鈥檚 constitution is being tested.

Researcher: Natasha Fernandes

Editor: Richard Vadon

(Bolsonaro waves to supporters during a demonstration on Brazil's Independence Day, 7th Sept 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Credit: Alexandre Schneider /Getty Images)

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Thu 30 Sep 2021 21:06GMT

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