by Jonathan Speirs | Feb 16, 2022 | Boston University
As long as now-infamous leader Jair Bolsonaro has been in power, both Brazilian and foreign experts have warned of the threat he and his administration pose to the world’s fifth largest democracy. Almost immediately after coming into power, Bolsonaro started...
by Emily Harris | May 4, 2021 | Ursinus College
Political polarization is a phenomenon beginning to affect political cooperation and compromise in old and new democracies. What is causing an increase in polarization has been previously attributed by political scholars to identity-based sorting, the absence of...
by Alexa August | Apr 19, 2021 | American University
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s failed response to the COVID-19 pandemic cost him popular support. Now he feverishly lays the groundwork for a military coup in the event he loses the upcoming 2022 elections. On March 31, 2021, the 57th anniversary of Brazil’s...
by Giacomo Ramos | Nov 18, 2020 | University of Chicago
There is growing research on how belief in false information can damage democracy by promoting dangerous demagogues. As a response, companies like Facebook and Twitter have been creating new tools to track and flag posts that contain fake news. Nevertheless, this...
by Payton Scott | Apr 20, 2020 | Georgia State University
In 2014, the Brazilian government began an investigation into possible corruption involving its state-run petroleum firm, Petrobras. The allegations involved potential money laundering and bribery in exchange for construction contracts in Brazil and other Latin...
