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Pepe Escobar | Brazil Defeated the Mother of All Hybrid Wars | Nov. 3, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Pepe Escobar on Glenn Diesen on how Brazil defeated what he calls the mother of all hybrid wars.

Pepe Escobar is a journalist, a political analyst, and author.

00:00 Glenn Diesen introduces Pepe Escobar and Brazil's election
05:48 WhatsApp networks and voter mobilization
09:30 Brazil's election in the Western Hemisphere context
14:27 Why Escobar says Brazil is strategically important
17:02 The coalition Escobar sees behind Bolsonaro's campaign
21:13 Digital organizing, street protests, and political resistance
23:11 Brazil's role in BRICS and multipolarity
26:08 Escobar's account of Flávio Bolsonaro's departure
34:21 How US election politics could shape the next chapter
36:10 Lula, Brazil's foreign ministry, and BRICS policy
40:28 Brazil's political identity and Lula's domestic challenges
44:05 Possible pressure on Brazil and closing remarks
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