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Brazil's far right: how the unthinkable became common sense
Original: “Since 2016 the unthinkable hasn’t stopped happening and the unsayable has become common sense.” # Brazil # elections ht
A commentary on Brazilian politics argues that since 2016 the country's crisis has steadily normalized extremes, with previously unthinkable events becoming routine and unsayable statements entering mainstream discourse. The piece, tied to the elections and the polarisation between Lula and Bolsonaro, examines how far-right ideas moved from the margins into common sense in Brazil.
Why now: Attention to Brazilian elections and concern about the normalization of far-right politics since 2016.
BrazilJair BolsonaroLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Evidence
- “Since 2016 the unthinkable hasn’t stopped happening and the unsayable has become common sense.” # Brazil # elections https://www. equator.org/articles/brazil-fa r-right-rodrigo-nunes-lula-bolsonaro · OldSquida2@kolektiva.social · 11
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