Julia Willemyns
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Bolsonaro’s Supreme Court pick baffles political commentators and supporters alike
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As the United States was embroiled in debates about Donald Trump’s supreme court nominee, tensions ran high in Brazil where Bolsonaro nominated a judge to the Supreme Federal Court (the ‘Supremo Tribunal Federal’ also known as the STF). However, while Trump’s pick, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, was criticized for her hard-liner conservatism, Bolsonaro’s, Judge Kássio…
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Deconstructing the ‘Latino Voting Bloc’ in the American 2020 Presidential Election
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The consensus among political experts is that the Democrats haven’t done enough for Latinos. Many hold a grudge against the Democratic establishment, and former President Barack Obama in particular, due to the record number of deportations during his term and his inability to pass an immigration reform bill. Janet Murguía, president of UnidosUS, called President Obama…