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Covid-19 and polarization in Brazil: The dynamics of state-level policies related to the pandemic

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Vol. 59 No. 2 (2021): Democracia y Gobernabilidad: una perspectiva Latinoamericana
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2021.64962

Abstract

The political scenario in Brazil has been increasingly polarized over the past three presidencies. In this context, the dispute over narratives about the pandemic of COVID-19 and the negationism of the president Jair Bolsonaro have hampered attempts to overcome the health crisis. The paper verifies how political preferences have affected state-level policies to face COVID-19 and finds that the variables related to partisanship (governor’s alignment with the president and Bolsonaro’s approval rate and share of votes in the 2018 election) have no significant effect on those policies. The actions of subnational units have been determined by local dynamics, specifically the death toll in the state and the possibility of governor’s reelection.

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COVID-19, Brazil, state-level policies, political polarization, Bolsonaro

Author Biographies

Lucas Toshiaki Archangelo Okado, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Postdoctoral fellow at the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, in the field of Political Science. His research interests and projects are related to political behavior and public opinion; and comparative politics.

E-mail: lucas.okado@gmail.com. 

Contact information: Faculdade de Ciências Sociais, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus II, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, 74001-970, phone number 55 62 3521-1128.

João Carlos Amoroso Botelho, Universidade Federal de Goiás

He is an associate professor at the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, in the field of Political Science. His research interests and projects are related to political regimes and institutions; political behavior and public opinion; and comparative politics.

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Archangelo Okado, L. T., & Amoroso Botelho, J. C. (2021). Covid-19 and polarization in Brazil: The dynamics of state-level policies related to the pandemic. Política. Revista De Ciencia Política, 59(2), 61–78. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2021.64962
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