Las fuerzas conservadoras han fusionado su rechazo visceral al Partido de los Trabajadores con tropos anticomunistas tradicionales, alimentando el ascenso de la extrema derecha autoritaria.
O ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro chegou ao poder em diálogo com forças globais de extrema direita. Mas as raízes históricas do movimento associado a ele são exclusivamente brasileiras.
In times of political turbulence, elites often turn to violence. As Bolsonaro’s grip on power faltered, anti-Indigenous attacks in the Amazon exploded, fueled by narratives of hate.
Beyond the parallels with the U.S. Capitol riot, the latest assault on Brazil’s democracy is marked by Washington’s long history of anti-democratic foreign policy.