The Rise and Fall of the 'Trump of the Tropics' & Moldova's existential election

One of the darling's of the global populist movement, former
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has recently been sentenced
to over 27 years in prison in his native country. So what does
that tell us about the possible fortunes for other political
leaders of the same ilk across the globe, and where does the
South American country go from here?


Roland hears from the Telegraph's senior foreign correspondent
Adrian Blomfield, who has just returned from Brazil, about his
meeting with Bolsonaro's wife and the extraordinary phenomenon of
one of the world's largest Catholic majority countries being set
to become majority Evangelical Christian in the coming years.


Also in the programme, Roland speaks to Moldovan policy analyst
Andrei Curăraru about the country's historic parliamentary
elections this Sunday, and how Russia is trying to influence the
result.


Read Adrian Blomfield's interview with Mrs Bolsonaro:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/24/michelle-bolsonaro-rise-like-lioness-husband-languish-jail/


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