Brazil has officially kicked off its high-stakes campaign season for the upcoming October presidential elections, a geopolitical earthquake that registered a zero on the local Richter scale in Baja California Sur. Expat retirees lounging at Cerritos beach confirmed they would care deeply about Latin American democracy just as soon as the taco truck restocks its pickled onions. As distant capitals hyperventilate over political shifts and Fed officials debate inflation, locals are far more concerned with whether the afternoon offshore wind will ruin the lineup.