Journal article
Bolsonaro and Brazil's illiberal backlash
- Abstract:
- On 28 October 2018, far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro captured Brazil's presidency following a highly polarized runoff election against Workers' Party (PT) candidate Fernando Haddad. Multiple crises that have afflicted Brazil since 2013 and the blame Brazilians cast on establishment parties for these travails gave Bolsonaro his opening. Yet while prolonged economic recession, unprecedented corruption, and escalating crime rendered the PT and other major parties vulnerable, Bolsonaro leveraged his fringe status adroitly, sounding a "law and order" and anticorruption message that resonated strongly with the public. The incoming president's authoritarian leanings and illiberal rhetoric present concerns for Brazil's democracy.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Journal:
- Journal of Democracy More from this journal
- Volume:
- 30
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 68-82
- Publication date:
- 2019-01-09
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-12-12
- EISSN:
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1086-3214
- ISSN:
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1045-5736
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pubs:952369
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pubs:952369
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952369
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2018-12-14
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- Copyright holder:
- National Endowment for Democracy and Johns Hopkins University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2019
- Notes:
- © 2019 National Endowment for Democracy and Johns Hopkins University Press. This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from Johns Hopkins University Press at: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/713723
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