Question

A victory speech by this person displayed the book The Minimum You Need to Know to Not Be an Idiot by an informal advisor to him, a far-right pundit and astrologer based in Richmond, Virginia. Richard Lapper’s book about this politician attributes his political success to the three lobbies of bullets, the Bible, and beef. (15[1])This person dedicated a vote to impeach an earlier holder of his highest (15[1])office to the convicted torturer Carlos (*) Ustra. (10[1])This former military officer has encouraged his sons Carlos, Eduardo, and Flavio to also enter politics. (10[1])Despite being stabbed, this president defeated Fernando Haddad in 2018 to succeed the unpopular Michel Temer (“mee-SHEHW TAY-mayr”), who himself had been appointed (10[1])to finish Dilma Rousseff’s term. For 10 points, name this former president of Brazil who was defeated by Lula in a 2022 election. ■END■

ANSWER: Jair Messias Bolsonaro
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Thomas Hart10 Negs that Shook the QuizOld London Town5415
Mark GrantBroken HeartsFour Neg Omelette6715
Richard PollardYes, ModeratorFoucault's Penndulum7410
Agnijo BannerjeeBetrayed by Rita IzzatdustScottish, Irish, Both or Neither9010
Justin Lee3HK1MMTabearnacle11110

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%0%91.00
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%0%0%100.17
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%50%129.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%0%104.33
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%40%0%79.20
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%0%87.25
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y4100%0%0%102.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%110.00