Global Right-Wing Setbacks in Brazil and Serbia Signal Democratic Resilience
In a rare 24-hour window, far-right leaders in Brazil and Serbia suffered significant electoral defeats. Brazilian voters re-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in a runoff that defied initial polling. Simultaneously, a student-led opposition movement in Serbia toppled the ruling party of long-serving President Aleksandar Vučić. These results interrupt a recent trend of right-wing consolidation in the Global South and Europe, though challenges remain in both nations.
