Neo-liberalism as Authoritarianism in Contemporary Brazil:

democratic decline and constitutional meltdown in the name of market, order and family.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/bgg.v41.70041

Abstract

Abstract

The article, based upon a theoretical research and presented as an essay, aims at interpreting Brazilian contemporary context, under which democracy and constitutionalism wither away. Firstly, a theoretical review is accomplished, in order to define the category neo-liberalism, as well as to justify its adoption to depict Brazilian reality. The Brazilian social and institutional crisis is then assessed with some remarks on the institutional rupture that took place in 2016, the New Fiscal Regime and the lack of electoral integrity of the presidential race in 2018. The scientific contribution that is expected to be presented is the identification of Brazilian´s context as a paradigmatic case of the phenomenon described by Melinda Cooper as an encounter between neo-liberalism and new social conservatism.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Mata Machado Tavares, Universidade Federal de Goiás, (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil, franciscotavares@ufg.br

Professor Adjunto da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais da UFG

Janaína Lima Penalva da Silva, Universidade de Brasília, (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, jlpenalva@gmail.com

Professora Adjunta da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Brasília. Pós-Graduada em Direito e Bioética pela Universidade de Barcelona, Espanha. Bolsista do Programa de Mobilidade de Professores da Fundação Carolina, Universidade de Granada, Espanha (2014/2015). Ex-Diretora Executiva do Departamento de Pesquisas Judiciárias do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (2012/2014) e Ex-Secretária Executiva do Centro de Estudos Judiciários do Conselho da Justiça Federal (2010/2012). Membro da Coordenação do Centro de Estudos em Desigualdade e Discriminação da Universidade de Brasília/UnB. Membro do Fórum Nacional da Saúde/CNJ. Atuação acadêmica nas áreas de metodologia de pesquisa em direito, acesso à justiça, direitos fundamentais sociais, bioética, estudos em gênero e violência contra a mulher.

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Published

2021-10-17 — Updated on 2021-11-18

How to Cite

TAVARES, F. M. M.; LIMA PENALVA DA SILVA, J. Neo-liberalism as Authoritarianism in Contemporary Brazil: : democratic decline and constitutional meltdown in the name of market, order and family. Goiano Bulletin of Geography, Goiânia, v. 41, n. 1, 2021. DOI: 10.5216/bgg.v41.70041. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/bgg/article/view/70041. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 41 No. 1 (2021): Boletim Goiano de Geografia

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