# Bolsonaro’s refusal to concede highlights ‘serious’ challenges to Brazil’s democratic institutions

https://mins.news/en/video/115913

- France 24 English, 2026-10-26 13:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYn4MNY3yTg

> University of Exeter Latin America specialist Pedro Perfeito da Silva says Lula’s success reflected digital organizing, grassroots mobilization, targeted socioeconomic appeals and an effective effort to mobilize opposition to Bolsonaro’s political project. He says Lula built a coalition that energized supporters and drew voters from other groups.

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