Brazil after Bolsonaro : the comeback of Lula da Silva

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Brazil after Bolsonaro : the comeback of Lula da Silva

edited by Richard Bourne

Routledge, 2024

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Lula is sworn into office in January 2023 so this book will be the first systematic engagement with his upcoming presidency and the context and consequences of the transfer of power from Bolsonaro. The volume features fair and balanced expert commentary by academics, politicians, and journalists in Brazil and abroad. Brazil is Latin America's largest and most influential country. It is the fifth-largest country in the world and the sixth most populous: it is a leading producer of soybeans, beef, and iron ore and two-thirds of the Amazon Rainforest fall within its borders make it central to the global fight against climate change. After the United States, Brazil has the largest military force in the Western Hemisphere. Whoever leads this country plays important role in global affairs.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The person and situation 1. Lula and the PT in Brazilian politics, 1980-2022 2. A new chance for Lula 3. Why Bolsonaro failed, just Part 2: Context and issues 4. A tropical Game of Thrones: Courts and executive-legislature relations from Bolsonaro to Lula 5. The return of Lula and the challenges facing Brazil's economy: will the chicken fly? 6. Social issues 7. Education 8. Black Identity, mobilisation and politics in Brazil 9. Crime, violence and public security 10. Human rights and justice 11. Lula and Amazonia 12. Lula's comeback - a new era for Indigenous peoples? Part 3: Foreign policy 13. Pink Tide Revisited - Bolsonarismo, Social Movements and the Future of South American Integration 14. Brazil in the world Part 4: The perspective of another President 15. Personal reflections - a colleague's reflections on Lula

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