1. For BRAZIL, give the following information:

1. capital
2. location/the countries that share its borders
3. the religious breakdown of the population
4. the type of government
5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
6. the population

Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website. For each country, answers can be found under the “Geography” “People” and “Government” headings.

NOTE: Before answering the following questions, watch the video under “Resources” below.

2. For BRAZIL:
a) list the who, what, where and when of the news item
b) Why did Mr. Bolsonaro say he wants to change the country’s direction?
c) What was the final outcome of the election?
d) How did president-elect Bolsonaro say he will govern the country?
e) Mr. Bolsonaro says he is committed to fiscal discipline. What steps will his economics minister Paulo Guedes take to implement this idea?

CHALLENGE: Follow news from Brazil after Mr. Bolsonaro is inaugurated. Most media outlets portray his election as something bad and/or dangerous for democracy in Brazil. Most headlines portray his victory in a negative manner, using the term “far-right” vs. his opponent as just “left-wing”:

• “Controversial far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s presidential election” - Associated Press
• “Brazilians elect right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro in major shift” - Reuters
• “Far-right Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race - from NBC News using the Reuters report - the article notes that he beat “left-wing hopeful Fernando Haddad of the Workers Party”
• “Far-right Bolsonaro rides anti-corruption rage to Brazil presidency” - Reuters - The article states, “Bolsonaro won 55.2 percent of votes in the run-off election against left-wing hopeful Fernando Haddad of the Workers Party’s 44.8 percent”

Does the media’s opinion of Bolsonaro, who was elected by a 55% majority, hold true in his first months in office?