Shootings, stabbings, murder, attempted murder. These have unfortunately become common in Brazilian politics in recent years. Just this week, an official from the leftist Workers Party was killed during his birthday party, allegedly by a supporter of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro. With elections just months away, host Marco Werman speaks with Bruno Langeani, with the Instituto Sou da Paz, in São Paulo, about fears in Brazil about an uptick in political violence.
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