(Dec. 31, 2022 5:29 PM PST) Acting Brazilian President Hamilton Mourao criticized outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro in a New Year’s speech for allowing anti-democratic sentiment to thrive and for environmental backsliding. Bolsonaro has faced criticism for his silence following his defeat in the country’s most contentious election in a generation, which has led to riots and a foiled bomb plot in the capital, Brasilia.
