The work is about the ideological elements of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil
What is it about?
The work is part of a special issue about the populist radical right beyond Europe. I focus on the case of Brazil. The work focuses on the supply-side and Bolsonaro's ideas and discourses. I make three arguments: (i) authoritarianism is the primary defining attribute of Bolsonaro; (ii) populism only exists in the country associated with a solid negative political identity, an anti-Workers’ Party sentiment known in Brazil as antipetismo; and (iii) neoliberalism must be considered a fourth ideological element of the Brazilian PRR.
Why is it important?
The work helps to understand the rise of the populist radical right in Brazil and the ideas and discourses of Jair Bolsonaro. Since Bolsonaro is the first successful populist radical right leader in Latin America, the work also contributes to understanding the rise of Bolsonaro in the regional context.