As South America's largest democracy gears up for a tense presidential runoff following an inconclusive vote, local American expat Chad Bradley is far more devastated by a minor shoulder injury that has kept him out of the overhead surf at Cerritos for three consecutive days. Brazil's political future hangs in the balance, but Chad is currently slumped over a fish taco, deeply convinced that his local taco-to-tuna ratio is a greater humanitarian crisis than any electoral deadlock.