Populism’s ambiguity: reflecting on bolsonarism

Is Bolsonaro a populist? Considering the multiple approaches to populism in the literature, this article explores this persistently slippery concept ...

Gender and city elections in the global South

by Joyce Miranda Leão Martins and Mércia Alves

For the last decades, the Latin-American democracies have combined relative consolidation and institutional stability with extremely unequal societies regarding class, ...

Legal resistance within the State

by Vinício Carrilho Martinez

The theme of legal resistance within the State has an easy solution only at first sight – when we observe ...

Independence or (the) death (of institutions)

by Matheus Hebling

September 7th is one of the most important celebratory dates in Brazil. The value of independence and the release from ...

Governmentality, biopower, and the attack on fundamental rights in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Mariana R. S. Beselga and Matheus Lobo Custódio Duarte Maia

A year ago, in March 2020, the health crisis caused by the new coronavirus officially reached the Brazilian territory, amplifying ...

Special edition – Brazil’s Democratic “Backsliding”: “Conservative in customs and neoliberal in economics”: the tragedy of Bolsonaro-Guedes economic policies in Brazil

by Larissa Migotto Brandol

Organized by Flavia Batista da Silva. Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. "If Bolsonaro's consistent polarizing, ...

Special edition – Brazil’s Democratic “Backsliding”: The Erosion of Brazilian Democracy in Pandemic Times – Effects on Race and Class

by Deanivea Mendes Felix

Organized by Flavia Batista da Silva. Edited and reviewed by Anna Paula Bennech and Giovanna Imbernon. "The COVID-19 pandemic can ...

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