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The 2018 presidential election result in Brazil surprised and shocked many. Since then, numerous debates and a growing body of texts have attempted to understand the country’s so-called conservative turn.
A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Brazil today, this new volume brings together a myriad of different perspectives to help us better understand the political events that shook the country in recent years. Combining ethnographic insights with political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, the interdisciplinary analyses included offer a panoramic view on social and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal and spatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election, the contributors discuss the country’s recent –or more distant– past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities and disruptions in the course of those years, the analyses offered are an invaluable guide to unpacking and understanding the limits of Brazilian democracy, including what has already come to pass, but also what is yet to come.
*"A rich and diverse collection of perspectives on the Brazil of Bolsonaro's presidency. With authors from across the social sciences, and wide-ranging themes- from the work of Brazil's quilombola and indigenous activists to that of its far-right bloggers and elite philanthropists- the volume is fundamental reading for understanding the rise of the far-right in contemporary Brazil."
* -Sean T. Mitchell (Rutgers University, USA and author of ‘Constellations of Inequality: Space, Race, and Utopia in Brazil’)
Foreword Carly Machado
Introduction: Brazil’s conservative return Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Looking back: How did we get here?
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The past of the present Lilia Moritz Schwarcz
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Denied recognition: threats against the rights of quilombola communities José M. Arruti and Thaisa Held
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From Orkut to Brasília: the origins of the New Brazilian Right Camila Rocha
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Ritual, text and politics: the evangelical mindset and political polarization David Lehmann
The horizon ahead: Where are we going?
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After affirmative action: redrawing colour lines in Brazil Graziella Moraes Silva
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From participation to silence: Grassroots politics in contemporary Brazil Andreza Aruska de Souza Santos
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Development opportunity or national crisis? The implications of Brazil’s political shift for elite philanthropy and civil society organising Jessica Sklair
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Politics and collective mobilisation in post-PT Brazil Jeff Garmany
Conclusion: Shifting horizons. Katerina Hatzikidi and Eduardo Dullo
Afterword: No matter who won, indigenous resistance will always continue. Taily Terena, João Tikuna, Gabriel Soares