by Juana Hernandez | May 11, 2026 | James Madison University
After his defeat in 2022, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro refused to concede explicitly and was absent during the presidential inauguration. Following his criticism of the election results,...
by Devin Golden | Apr 23, 2026 | Suffolk University
Both the United States under President Trump and Brazil under Jair Bolsonaro experienced a period of anti-democratic rhetoric. That led to the decline of significant indicators of stable democratic regimes. Among these indicators are election intimidation, attacks on...
by Emma Munroe | Mar 29, 2026 | Suffolk University
While the country shifts their focus to the newly erupting war in the Middle East they begin to turn their backs on the war happening on US soil. This war may not involve heavy weaponry and mass casualties but it is crippling an essential institution for a functioning...
by Annamarie Nunez | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Brazil’s democracy, as of recent years, has faced significant erosion as a result of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s actions as a semi-loyalist who frequently rejected political norms, two of which Levitsky and Ziblatt argue to be threats to democracy in How...
by Rebecca Viana | Nov 30, 2025 | Northeastern University
“In Brazil, impunity for those who attack democracy has always been the rule. This trial breaks that cycle” — Oscar Vilhena Vieira (2025).” Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) has recently upheld the decision to convict former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who...
