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Bolsonaro, Brazil and the left
Submitted by martin on 24 July, 2021 - 8:38
Author: Luiza Xavier
Luiza Xavier spoke at Ideas for Freedom, the Workers' Liberty summer school 2021.
I feel like people in the UK, especially people, are not really tuned into what's going on in South America, are a bit surprised by the mad figure that is Bolsonaro suddenly taking power in Brazil, especially after years of PT government led to massive social reforms.
2013, I think, is a good point to start talking about how Bolsonaro managed to get into power. In 2013 there were massive demonstrations in Brazil all over, and they got kick started because of some protests around the bus fares in Sao Paulo.