A horizon of (im)possibilities : a chronicle of Brazil's Conservative Turn

The first volume in English to analyze the impact of recent political phenomena in Brazil, from the rise of Bolsonaro to the climate crisis. Since the shocking 2018 presidential election in Brazil, a growing body of scholarship has attempted to understand the country’s so-called “conservative turn.” A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Brazil today, this new volume brings together a myriad of different perspectives to help us better understand the political events that have shaken the country in recent years. Combining ethnographic insights with political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, the interdisciplinary analyses included in A Horizon of (Im)possibilities offer a panoramic view on social and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal and spatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election, the contributors discuss the country’s recent—and more distant—past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities and disruptions during those years, this volume is an invaluable guide to understanding the limits of political democracy. The 2018 presidential election result in Brazil surprised and shocked many. Since then, numerous debates and a growing body of texts have attempted to understand the country's so-called 'conservative turn'. A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Brazil today, this new volume brings together a myriad of different perspectives to help us better understand the political events that shook the country in recent years. Combining ethnographic insights with political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, the interdisciplinary analyses included offer a panoramic view on social and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal and spatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election, the contributors discuss the country's recent -or more distant- past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities and disruptions in the course of those years, the analyses offered are an invaluable guide to unpacking and understanding the limits of Brazilian democracy, including what has already come to pass, but also what is yet to come

The 2018 presidential election result in Brazil surprised andshocked many. Since then, numerous debates and a growing body oftexts have attempted to understand the country's so-called'conservative turn'.

A gripping in-depth account of politics and society in Braziltoday, this new volume brings together a myriad of differentperspectives to help us better understand the political events thatshook the country in recent years. Combining ethnographic insightswith political science, history, sociology, and anthropology, theinterdisciplinary analyses included offer a panoramic view onsocial and political change in Brazil, spanning temporal andspatial dimensions. Starting with the 2018 presidential election,the contributors discuss the country's recent -or more distant-past in relation to the present. Pointing to the continuities anddisruptions in the course of those years, the analyses offered arean invaluable guide to unpacking and understanding the limits ofBrazilian democracy, including what has already come to pass, butalso what is yet to come.

Cover Imprint Contents Notes on contributors List of figures Foreword Preface Introduction | Brazil’s conservative return Looking back: how did we get here? 1 | The past of the present 2 | Denied recognition: threats against the rights of quilombola communities 3 | From Orkut to Brasília: the origins of the New Brazilian Right 4 | Ritual, text and politics: the evangelical mindset and political polarisation The horizon ahead: where are we going? 5 | After affirmative action: changing racial formations 6 | From participation to silence: grassroots politics in contemporary Brazil 7 | Development opportunity or national crisis? The implications of Brazil’s political shift for elite philanthropy and civil society organising 8 | Politics and collective mobilisation in post-PT Brazil Conclusion | Shifting horizons Afterword: no matter who won, indigenous resistance will always continue Index