Alexander Main
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“Those constituencies have become increasingly politicised in recent years, to the point it is beneficial for politicians to court them and one of the ways they can do that is rallying behind Israel,”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main discussed how evangelical constituencies in Brazil have become increasingly politicised and beneficial for politicians to court.
“Before, you had left-wing politicians in these regions that have seen what has happened in Gaza and called that war crimes and human rights abuses,”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main contrasted left-wing politicians' criticism of the Gaza war with right-wing sectors viewing it as an existential fight.
“They find common ground with Israel on a lot of these things,”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main discussed how right-wing governments in Latin America find common ground with Israel on security and counter-narcotics framing.
“unheard of in Latin America,”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main commented that giving foreign leaders a prominent role in an election campaign is unprecedented in Latin America.
“Now you’ve seen, on the other hand, sectors seeing this as an existential fight against a deep-rooted enemy and that merits a kind of war on terror framing.”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main contrasted left-wing politicians' criticism of the Gaza war with right-wing sectors viewing it as an existential fight.
“This did not happen before, at least not so overtly.”
Alexander Main · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Main commented that giving foreign leaders a prominent role in an election campaign is unprecedented in Latin America.