Brazil’s artists lead a chorus of resistance to Jair Bolsonaro
by Caio Barretto Briso in Rio de Janeiro and Tom Phil from World news | The Guardian on (#4X4XE)
As the president completes his first year in power, his opponents are finding their voice and fighting back
Jair Bolsonaro's presidency was still a week away when Edu Krieger penned his first critique - a ballad lamenting the rise of Brazil's incoming leader and lampooning him over the corruption allegations that continue to haunt his family.
"It's important for us to counterattack with our art," said the 45-year-old singer-songwriter who has since become a specialist in musical parodies of the populist provocateur.
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