Brazilians will go to the polls without a plan for economic policies

The tumultuous presidential election in Brazil comes to a mudslinging head on October 4, when Brazilians choose between the two leading candidates, incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a prison sentence for his role in a coup attempt after the last election in 2022. Brazil faces serious economic problems, from low growth to massive budget deficits, high interest rates, and weak household balance sheets. But

Source: Peterson Institute (PIIE)