Viewing the US presidential debate in Brazil 

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People from all over the world tuned in to last night’s US presidential debate, including viewers in Brazil, some of whom saw parallels between Trump’s performance and their own populist leader, President Jair Bolsonaro. Host Marco Werman speaks to Mauricio Santoro, a professor of political science at the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

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