Populist Politics in Contemporary Brazil

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Understanding Lulism and Bolsonarism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvDaniel de Mendonça,Bianca Linhares,Mark Devenney

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This is the first English language book to analyse the contrasting populisms of Lula and Bolsonaro, developing a unique analysis of Brazilian politics and the more than two-decade long rule of populisms of the left and the right. Lulism, as a centre-left discourse, defends the basic institutional framework of liberal democracies while contesting their inequalities. Bolsonarism is an extreme right-wing, flagrantly anti-democratic political movement.Introducing English speaking readers to why Brazil is central to contemporary geopolitical concerns, the book investigates how populisms imagine, represent and respond to debates about equality and social rights. It centres climate change in the analysis of populist politics, centring debates about the ‘natural world’ in both populisms, and analyses the place of indigenous identities and political claims in relation to Brazil’s populist discourses.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-31
Mått156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt413 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor168
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399545907

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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.