Leader Affective Polarization in Brazil

• In Event: Public Opinion and Political Behavior in Latin America

Brief Overview

This paper measures leader affective polarization in Brazil. Results show that the determinants of polarization in Brazil are ideological extremism, partisan identification, and having voted for either Lula or Bolsonaro.

Authors

• Gustavo Venturelli, Central European University

• Julian Borba, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

• Alexander Jensen, University of Central Florida