Populist Politics in Contemporary Brazil

Daniel Mendonca is Professor of Politics at the Federal University of Pelotas Bianca Linhares is Adjunct Professor of Politics at the University of Pelotas Mark Devenney is Professor of Critical Theory at the University of Brighton

• Introduction1. Understanding Populism in the Brazilian Context: Some Theoretical Questions2. The Emergence and Consecration of Lulism: Brazil from 2003 to 20103. From Rousseff to Bolsonaro: The Turbulent Brazil between 2011 and 20184. The Bolsonaro Government: Destroying Democracy (2019–22)5. A ‘Holy War’: Bolsonarism in the 2022 Election6. To Care for the Brazilian People: Lulism in the 2022 ElectionConclusion: Glimpsing the Future of the Clash Between Populisms.References

This volume breaks from the confines of well-rehearsed debates on populism, bringing into sharp relief features that tend to take backstage – such as the focus on the antagonistic others (in the plural) buttressing Bolsonarist and Lulist discourses. With its layered analysis of legacies and processes of anti-democracy, it promises to make a timely contribution to debates on both populism and Brazilian politics.