Brazil’s Free-Market Flirtations May Be Over
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a meeting with the U.S. national security advisor on Oct. 20, 2020.
Photographer: Andressa Anholete/Getty Images South AmericaBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is pivoting to shore up his public support.
His decision to replace the head of the state-controlled oil company after a feud over rising fuel prices shows the far-right leader is willing to sacrifice the market-friendly policies sponsored by his star economy minister for a more interventionist tilt.