Opposition lawmakers celebrate the vote to initiate Dilma Roussfe's impeachment. 11 April 2106. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres. All rights reserved.
Many things can change in ten years or, at least, a lot can happen. There is no doubt that the 10 years from 2005 to 2015 were politically intense in Brazil. Professor Arthur Ituassu has just published “@openDemocracy (2005-15): fragments of Brazil's recent political history”, an e-book that puts together the series of articles about Brazilian politics written for openDemocracy between the years 2005 and 2015. As the subtitle of this book says, these are fragments of Brazilian recent political history and, more importantly, fragments of Brazil’s restored democratic path, recommenced in the middle of the 1980s after two decades of a military regime.
In this context, Ituassu’s book provides a commentary on the complex dynamics of Brazilian democracy, and strengthens the conviction that, despite some setbacks, democracy is an inevitable prerequisite for Brazilians if they are to deal with their country’s historical injustices. On the eve of Dilma Roussef’s impeachment hearings, Francesc Badia i Dalmases interviews the author.
