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International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies

Global Crisis – Global Solidarity #2 with Sabrina Fernandes [Video]

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has struggled to keep his administration under control in recent months, destabilized by the government's failure to stop the spread of COVID-19, confusion among his supporters, and now, potentially, an impeachment trial initiated by former supporters.

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has struggled to keep his administration under control in recent months, destabilized by the government's failure to stop the spread of COVID-19, confusion among his supporters, and now, potentially, an impeachment trial initiated by former supporters.

„Brazil’s Double Bind: Battling Coronavirus under Bolsonaro“ 

With Sabrina Fernandes, Brazilian eco-socialist, editor Jacobin Brasil & postdoctoral research fellow at the IRGAC

Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has struggled to keep his administration under control in recent months, destabilized by the government’s failure to stop the spread of COVID-19, confusion among his supporters, and now, potentially, an impeachment trial initiated by former supporters. In this edition of Global Crisis – Global Solidarity, we’re joined by Sabrina Fernandes, an eco-socialist thinker and editor of Jacobin Brasil, to learn more about Brazil’s brewing crisis of state and what responses the Left is generating.