In 1974, when Bacha coined his term, it went without saying that the prosperous and modern Brazil was just a tiny sliver of the total. In 2014, Neves, the candidate of “Belgian” Brazil, won more than 48% of the vote.
但除了这一总体图景之外，此次选举还有诸多细节值得关注。1974年，当巴查发明“比利印度”一词时，毫无疑问繁荣而现代的巴西只占总体的极少部分。2014年，“比利时”巴西候选人尼维斯赢得了超过48%的选票。