The political spectrum in the americas is a lot wider than that. Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador,...,Argentina, Brasil,...,Colombia, México, Chile,...,Cana

The political spectrum in the americas is a lot wider than that. Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador,...,Argentina, Brasil,...,Colombia, México, Chile,...,Canada,California,...,....,....,The Bible Belt. <-- Extreme left ----------------------- Extreme right --> So Brazil is not particularly crazy. It is in the left from the american point of view, but it is not as crazy as Cuba or Venezuela.