Authoritarian Populism, De-democratization, and Social Policy Dismantling: Lessons from Brazil

Sonia Fleury, Arnaldo Lanzara, Carlos Pinho, Fernanda Pernasetti, Lenaura Lobato, Luciene Burlandy, Mônica Senna and Ronaldo Teodoro
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Sonia Fleury: Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Coordinator of the Interinstitutional Study Group on Futures of Social Protection
Arnaldo Lanzara: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Carlos Pinho: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Fernanda Pernasetti: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Lenaura Lobato: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Luciene Burlandy: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Mônica Senna: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos
Ronaldo Teodoro: The Interinstitutional Study Group on The Futures of Social Protection at the Center for Strategic Sudies, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos

Chapter Chapter 9 in Social Policy Dismantling and De-democratization in Brazil, 2023, pp 217-240 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract With the defeat of the Bolsonaro government in the 2022 elections and President Lula’s return to power supported by a broad coalition in defense of democracy, the country entered a new phase with the challenge of rebuilding democratic institutions, citizenship rights, and a sustainable economic model. We offer valuable lessons on the need for reconstruction to go beyond mere restoration and move toward a new, democratic, and inclusive model of development, overcoming the dichotomy between the economic model and social policies. Austerity policies shaped by liberal canons have strangled the capacity of public investment. At the same time, policies aimed at protecting economic and social rights should be articulated to an inclusive economic development model, overcoming accumulated institutional weaknesses that facilitated their subsequent dismantling.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35110-5_9

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