Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean resist Jair Bolsonaro’s fascism

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean issued a statement expressing solidarity with the Brazilian people following the election of Jair Bolsonaro, whom they characterize as a representative of the fascist far right and neoliberalism.

• Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean views Jair Bolsonaro as a representative of the "fascist far right" and argues that his political strategy is based on attacking "hard won peoples’ rights and liberties," which they claim delegitimizes him.
• The document asserts that since the 2016 coup d’état against President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil has seen the dismantling of social achievements. It predicts that Bolsonaro's victory and the implementation of a "transnational corporate-driven model" will lead to increased violence and the "militarization of the territories and politics."
• The statement claims that national elites and transnational corporate interests, specifically oil and agribusiness corporations, collaborated in the 2016 coup that installed Michel Temer's administration to ensure the continuity of a conservative model.
• The document suggests that Brazil is adopting methods used in Honduras and Colombia to restrict popular participation and distort reality, utilizing faith-based sectors with "totalitarian inclinations" as well as criminalization and defamation of political opponents.
• The election of Bolsonaro is seen as increasing the risk of a military invasion of Venezuela, which the document states has been suggested by the United States with support from the Colombian right-wing administration.

APA

admin (2018). Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean resist Jair Bolsonaro’s fascism. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/brazil-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-resist-jair-bolsonaros-fascism/

Chicago

admin. Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean resist Jair Bolsonaro’s fascism. Friends of the Earth International, 2018. https://www.foei.org/brazil-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-resist-jair-bolsonaros-fascism/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2018brazil, author = {admin}, title = {{Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean resist Jair Bolsonaro’s fascism}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/brazil-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-resist-jair-bolsonaros-fascism/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }