A Tropical Tea Party: The Rise of a New Right in Brazil
In a context marked by the abrupt deceleration of the economy and a new corruption scandal affecting the parties of the governing coalition, we are witnessing the rise in Brazil of a “new” right, which is radical and militant. Arising from the June 2013 mobilizations, it is a heterogeneous collectio...
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Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Lenguaje: | Portugués |
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/ls/article/view/31852 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/50283 |
Sumario: | In a context marked by the abrupt deceleration of the economy and a new corruption scandal affecting the parties of the governing coalition, we are witnessing the rise in Brazil of a “new” right, which is radical and militant. Arising from the June 2013 mobilizations, it is a heterogeneous collection of different origins and identities, without any apparent link except a common aversion to the left in general and the PT in particular. Sharing more than a family resemblance with the Tea Party in the United States, from which it take its ultraliberal, security-focused and anti-solidarity discourse. |
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