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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow Brazil’s far-Right ‘active knowledge’ industry supports Jair BolsonaroLike many right-wing populist leaders, Bolsonaro has encouraged people to question experts – inciting a wave of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow President Bolsonaro used COVID-19 to erode Brazil's democracyAmid unprecedented chaos, Bolsonaro has shown an increasingly authoritarian attitude
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisWith an election looming, can Brazil finally confront its injustices?In 'normal' circumstances, Brazil's multiple crises – in health, the economy, politics and the environment – would...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe tamed and the untameable: How the establishment is serving Bolsonaro's authoritarianismWho is more threatening to Brazil’s democracy? Bolsonaro – an openly and unapologetically authoritarian...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTwo years after Bolsonaro’s election: Brazil on a perpetual campaign trailBolsonaro continues to behave as if he is outside of ‘the system’ and consistently distances himself from any event...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBolsonaro embraces welfarism and draws closer to Lula"If you run for president, you have to say you are going to expand Bolsa Família. So, go and vote for another...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe Bolsonaro thingHistorical facts do not repeat themselves, but they can rhyme, like the verses of a long poem.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaA president without a party: Bolsonaro's strategy to depoliticize BrazilJair Bolsonaro, currently without political affiliation, spouts anti-politics rhetoric, while celebrating the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNothing has changed and the Amazon burns againData suggests an Amazon fire season worse than 2019's, which shocked the world. So what are international investors...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionTime to shut them up? Hate speech spouted by Brazilian politicians threatens LGBT populationDisseminated by allies of the 'Bolsonaro Squad', hate speech is increasingly used to legitimize physical and...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBrazil: The undoing of a country known for its innovative health policiesHow did a country that successfully managed past health crises be making headlines for its spiraling Covid-19 chaos?...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCOVID-19 in Brazilian prisons: Pandemic or a necropolitical project?The prison crisis can be interpreted as the continuation of Bolsonaro's campaign platform: one rooted in the belief...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWhy is the Brazilian right afraid of Paulo Freire?The Bolsonaro administration has used a misleading caricature of the educator to justify its assault on public education.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAre the tables turning against Jair Bolsonaro?The Brazilian presidente might be losing establishment support, but he still has the loyalty of hundreds of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPolitical economy and democracy in Brazil under BolsonaroThe current governance is showing signs of a de facto return to a blatantly colonial-type political economy.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBolsonaro's end gameThe risk of Brazil descending into violent unrest is still distant but growing. The country's democracy is being...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro's maneuvers amid a pandemic: strategy or desperation?Days after dismissing his level-headed Minister of Health amid the pandemic, the president forces the resignation of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaDigital media and public opinion in Brazil after Trump 2016The Republican Trump 2016 platform forever marked the history of campaigns in the United States, and consequently in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLula’s release distracts from Bolsonaro involvement in Marielle Franco murderLula's release has eclipsed recent revelations regarding a witness who has confirmed links between Bolsonaro and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBolsonaro legalizes the deforestation of the AmazonThe Brazilian president fired the head of INCRA for being against the government's plan to facilitate the...
