The rhetoric of the Brazilian far-right, built in the streets: The case of Rio de Janeiro
This article is an ethnographic exploration of the construction of far-right rhetoric in Brazil. It begins with a description of events on the final day of the 2018 election, when Jair Messias Bolsonaro won the presidency. To contextualise this scene, I analyse how far-right rhetoric was articulated...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2022
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The Australian journal of anthropology
Year: 2022, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-33 |
Further subjects: | B
far-right rhetoric
B chain of equivalences B Brazil B Political anthropology B political elections |
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Summary: | This article is an ethnographic exploration of the construction of far-right rhetoric in Brazil. It begins with a description of events on the final day of the 2018 election, when Jair Messias Bolsonaro won the presidency. To contextualise this scene, I analyse how far-right rhetoric was articulated in the Brazilian public sphere from June 2013 until 2018, specifically in the state of Rio de Janeiro, through a series of key events that were fundamental in constructing far-right identity claims and collective mobilisation into an anti-corruption and militarised rhetoric in the electoral campaign. The article shows the importance of these specific events in developing what became the ‘Bolsonarist rhetoric’—or Bolsonarismo—as part of a broader international politics of disaffection. |
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ISSN: | 1757-6547 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The Australian journal of anthropology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/taja.12421 |