Panel discussion: Brazil after the elections: Return to Military Dictatorship?

Brazil has voted. The election campaign already revealed an enormous political polarization between reactionary and progressive parties. For example, supporters of the far-right candidate Jair Messias Bolsonaro portrayed German National Socialism as a "left-wing ideology" in order to discredit progressive parties.

At the same time, Brazil is plagued by economic and social instability and marked by political and legal crises. These have been highlighted not least by the imprisonment of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party (PT), as well as by countless strikes in the public sector, the oil workers, and the nationwide blockades of truck drivers.

Meanwhile, Jair Bolsonaro has been elected president of the country. He has already announced to fill various ministries with officers of the military, representatives of evangelical groups and politicians already involved in corruption cases. A wave of hatred, fear and violence is sweeping Brazil while supporters of Bolsonaro pin their hopes on the country's economic recovery.
 
-     What's next after the elections?
-     Can Brazil really stabilize economically?
-     What are the perspectives of trade unions and social movements in this context?
 
These questions will be discussed together at the event!
Guests on the panel:

• Guilherme Leite Gonçalves, Professor of Sociology of Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (currently Humboldt Fellow in the Department of Political Theory at the University of Kassel).
• Carolina Alves Vestena, member of the College "Social Human Rights" and LfBA in the Department of Political Theory at the University of Kassel
• Kristina Hinz, PhD candidate in Political Science at the FU Berlin, Research Associate at the Center for Studies on Inequalities and Gender Relations (NUDERG), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Moderated by Anne Engelhardt, PhD candidate in the Department of Globalization and Politics at the University of Kassel.

December 05, 2018
6:00 pm

University of Kassel
Moritzstr. 18 Campus Center
Room 1124, Seminar Room 6
 
The event is free of charge. Registration is not required.
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