by Julia Jowers | May 1, 2025 | Featured, University of Memphis
Populism has played an important role in the shaping of Brazilian politics over the past century. An approach that pits “the people” against “the elite,” populism thrives under conditions of economic uncertainty, political distrust, and social...
by traver.24@osu.edu | Nov 4, 2024 | Ohio State University
Democratic backsliding is a process often marked not by dramatic coups, but by subtle, legal maneuvers that gradually weaken democratic norms. This slow unraveling was evident in Brazil during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, who served from 2019 to 2022. A former...
by Anna Thorner | Jun 25, 2024 | University of the Philippines, Diliman
Authoritarianism is already a menace in the history of the world; however, the recent wave of autocratization has allowed for the birth of a different type of monster that is harder to kill—democratic backsliding. Bolsonaro’s regime was illustrated as “extremist...
by Sage Foreman | Jun 5, 2024 | Arizona State University
American and Brazilian politics are intimately interconnected, and as a result have comparably similar social trends with misinformation, public trust, and violent tendencies. Following the 2020 American presidential election, there has been a rise in election...
by Neil O'Donnell | May 5, 2024 | Ursinus College
Democracy in Brazil has always been an uphill battle since breaking from military control in 1988. Brazil founded a constitution which typically protects many Brazilians basic rights. With the recent years though, Brazil’s democracy is in question. Also,...
