ABSTRACT

In this paper, we examine the rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil following the election in 2018 of Jair Messias Bolsonaro to the Presidency and reflect on the consequences of his far-right-wing politics for education. Our focus is broadly on three historical blocs (with five different presidents of the Republic) which make up the policy trajectory of Brazil over the period 1995–2019. We explore the complex cultural political economy surrounding more than a decade of left-wing government by Lula da Silva (2003–2010) and Dilma Rousseff (2011–2016) of the Workers Party (PT). In what has been described as simultaneously a tragedy, a farce, and a soap opera, Bolsonaro’s rise involves the impeachment of Dilma, accusations of corruption, the imprisonment of Lula and the resignation of multiple ministers of the government. The intersections of right-wing conservative discourse, evangelical proselytising and populist discourse in Brazil, coupled with resentment from those whose fortunes had been diminished because of declining economic competitiveness, contributed to the election of Bolsonaro in 2018. A final section focuses on the education policy in Brazil, the ways in which any progressive gains have been erased and what this means for Brazilians.

摘要

在本文中，我们在2018年在Jair Messias Bolsonaro向主席团选举后审视巴西的授权人民主义的兴起，并反思了他对教育的右翼政治的后果。我们的重点主要集中在三个历史集团（由五位不同的共和国总统组成），它们构成了巴西在 1995 年至 2019 年期间的政策轨迹。我们探讨了劳工党 (PT) 的 Lula da Silva (2003-2010) 和 Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) 围绕十多年左翼政府的复杂文化政治经济。在被描述为同时是一场悲剧、一场闹剧和一部肥皂剧的电影中，博尔索纳罗的崛起涉及对迪尔玛的弹劾、对腐败的指控、对卢拉的监禁以及多名政府部长的辞职。