/285/ Bungazão 2022 ft. Alcysio Canette (pt2) (Patreon)

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On the probability of a coup in Brazil.

Our guest, lawyer and podcaster Alcysio Canette, and Alex, look at Bolsonaro's claims that he will refuse to leave office. What will happen on Brazil's independence day parade on 7 September? Bolsonaro has demanded his supporters take to the streets "for the last time". And is there the basis for a coup? How is the military positioning itself, and what about the big bourgeoisie?

In the After Party, the hosts make some international comparisons and debate the possibility of a new 'pink wave' in Latin America.

Readings:

• Will Bolsonaro Be Held Responsible for Brazil’s COVID-19 Disaster?, Alcysio Canette, Jacobin
• Cálice podcast, Atabaque Produções (in Portuguese)
• Pro-Bolsonaro Protests Were Supposed to Show His Strength. Instead, They Showed His Weakness, Alex Hochuli, Jacobin (on last year's 7 September protests)
• From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil, Alex Hochuli, Jacobin