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Call for Papers "Indigenous people and Democracy" (Number 1, July 2024)

Brazil in the times of Bolsonaro: Populism and iliberal democracy

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Vol. 59 No. 2 (2021): Democracia y Gobernabilidad: una perspectiva Latinoamericana
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2021.64982

Abstract

The article verifies to what extent the actions and reactions of the Jair Bolsonaro government in Brazil approximate the characteristics of populism. We use journalistic materials that describe actions of the aforementioned government and videos with speeches by Bolsonaro. Based on recent theoretical production, it is possible to identify the characteristics of populism in the movement that brought Bolsonaro to power and in his government. We maintain that efficient communication with ideological foundations allowed the maintenance of an important mobilized and active base. Despite misunderstandings and generalizations, this government doesn’t have elements to be classified as fascist or neo-fascist, the confusion stems from the fact that modern populism has incorporated characteristics of fascism.

Keywords:

Brasil, Gobierno de Bolsonaro, Populismo, Negacionismo, Neoliberalismo

Author Biographies

Jefferson Ferreira do Nascimento, IFSP e UFSCar

JEFFERSON FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO
Docente EBTT no IFSP - Campus Sertãozinho Doutorando em Ciência Política (PPGPol / UFSCar) Membro do Núcleo de Estudos dos Partidos Latino-Americanos - NEPPLA
http://lattes.cnpq.br/7094829662221404

Maria do Socorro Sousa Braga, Dra., Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar

Profa Dra Maria do Socorro Sousa Braga
Coordenadora da Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política Departamento de Ciências Sociais Universidade Federal de São Carlos Coordenadora do Núcleo de Estudos dos Partidos Políticos Latino Americanos (NEPPLA)

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Nascimento, J. F. do, & Braga, M. do S. S. (2021). Brazil in the times of Bolsonaro: Populism and iliberal democracy. Política. Revista De Ciencia Política, 59(2), 79–120. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-5338.2021.64982
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