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Campaigning in Brazil’s tightly contested, and highly divisive election, is entering its last two weeks. Inevitably, much international attention has honed in on the campaign itself, and some of the more outlandish declarations made by President Jair Bolsonaro, the right-wing populist running for re-election.
But one of the biggest issues facing Brazilians today is security – in particular personal safety, amid a rise in gun ownership. This might sound familiar, but the history of gun ownership is very different in Brazil to that in the United States. The Conversation Weekly set out to discover more about this key matter that cuts to the heart of the deep divisions running through Brazilian society right now. It’s a fascinating listen – do check it out.
We’ll have more on, and from Brazil, as the outcome of the bitter, and at times violent, contest between Bolsonaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva becomes clear. We also published a piece on the election in Portuguese last week – a translation of an English language article.
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Stephen Khan
Executive Editor, The Conversation International
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President Jair Bolsonaro relaxed rules around private gun ownership.
Joedson Alves/EPA
Gemma Ware, The Conversation; Daniel Merino, The Conversation
Jair Bolsonaro put gun ownership at the centre of his political platform and relaxed gun regulations. What does that mean for Brazll? Listent to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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Gerson Scheidweiler, York University, Canada; Tyler Valiquette, UCL
It is unclear who will win Brazil’s election in the second round, but one thing is obvious: Bolsonaro’s brand of right-wing conservatism is growing, and so is its threat to democracy.
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Stefan Stern, City, University of London
The top office is not a playground for ideological experiment.
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Niall Hammond, Griffith University; Amy Dickman, University of Oxford; Duan Biggs, Northern Arizona University
A study of tweets posted in 2019 found that tweets about elephant conservation didn’t align with the actual greatest threats to the animals, creating the risk that funding could be misdirected.
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Homa Hoodfar, Concordia University; Mona Tajali, Agnes Scott College
To many Iranians, a revolution has happened given the public’s embrace of women and their demands amid ongoing protests. The question is whether the solidarity holds up and the regime listens.
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Patrick Lecomte, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Naomi Adam, University of Liverpool
Examining the data from prize-winning Booker novels over the last 20 years yields some interesting results.
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Justine Buck Quijada, Wesleyan University
Animism describes religions in which humans are connected to the landscape around them but do not dominate it.
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Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service
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Andrea Sturchio, Karolinska Institutet; Kariem Ezzat, Karolinska Institutet; Samir EL Andaloussi, Karolinska Institutet
Too much amyloid-beta in the brain has long been considered the cause of Alzheimer’s. New research suggests it might be the opposite.
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Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan
Nigeria should consider embracing a decentralised policing system as community mobilisation during COVID lockdown ensured law and order.
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