Richard Lapper

Beef, Bible and bullets (eBook, ePUB)

Brazil in the age of Bolsonaro

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Backed by Brazil's wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain's brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive presidential campaign saw fake news and misinformation shared with Bolsonaro's tens of millions of social media followers. Bolsonaro promised simple solutions to Brazil's rising violent crime, falling living standards and widespread corruption, but what has emerged is Latin America's most right-wing president since the military dictatorships of the 1970s. Famous for his racist, homophobic and sexist beliefs and his disregard for human rights, the so-called 'Trump of the Tropics' has established a reputation based on his polemical, sensationalist statements. Written by a journalist with decades of experience in the field, Beef, Bible and bullets is a compelling account of the origins of Brazil's unique brand of right-wing populism. Lapper offers the first major assessment of the Bolsonaro government and the growing tensions between extremist and moderate conservatives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526149008
• Artikelnr.: 61958699

Autorenporträt

Richard Lapper is a writer and consultant who specialises in Latin America. He worked for the Financial Times for twenty-five years, occupying the post of Latin America editor between 1998 and 2008, and is an Associated Fellow of Chatham House.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 The outsider 2 Coming in from the cold 3 The magic moment 4
Dilma Rousseff and the rocky road to recession 5 The foundations begin to
shake 6 A political implosion 7 Fear and loathing in the favelas 8 From
utopia to dystopia 9 And God told me to vote for Bolsonaro 10 "Environment,
environment, it's a joke..." 11 The Amazon is burning 12 Tilting at
windmills 13 A president under pressure List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements Notes Index

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Preface to the 2022 editionIntroduction1 The outsider2 Coming in from the cold3 The magic moment4 Dilma Rousseff and the rocky road to recession5 The foundations begin to shake6 A political implosion7 Fear and loathing in the favelas8 From utopia to dystopia9 And God told me to vote for Bolsonaro10 Environment, environment, its a joke11 The Amazon is burning12 Tilting at windmills13 A president under pressure14 An unexpected bonanza AfterwordList of abbreviationsAcknowledgementsNotesIndex