President Bolsonaro’s Promises and Actions on Corruption Control by Paul Lagunes, Gregory Michener, Fernanda Odilla, Breno Pires

“…Abstract Before the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, candidate Jair Bolsonaro offered a bold message on corruption control. …”
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Bolsonaro et la covid-19 au Brésil : réflexions autour d’un double paradoxe by François Roubaud, Mireille Razafindrakoto

“…After the unexpected arrival of far-right Jair Bolsonaro at the top of the state, his catastrophic handling of the covid-19 health and economic crisis has brought new surprises. …”
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The battle of the Zé Gotinhas: The schismogenesis of images and political audiences on Brazilian social media by Kelly Cristiane da Silva, Fábio de Oliveira Martins

“…Abstract: Centring on a dispute between different versions of an icon of public health and immunization policies in Brazil, we explore the analytic potential of the rival images and their embedding in a dynamic structure of long-term schismogenesis fed by former president Jair Bolsonaro, his political allies and publics. …”
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Bolsonaro’s ‘Anti-Diplomacy' by J. A. Timofeeva

“…The article compares Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro diplomacy with the traditional one and explains in what terms and why his foreign policy is different from a classical approach.Before he came to power, such principles as peaceful coexistence with neighbors, aspiration for national grandeur, peaceful conflict settlement and independent decision making were inherent in Brazilian diplomacy. …”
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Policy dismantling by capacity manipulation in a context of democratic backsliding: The bureaucracy in disarray in Bolsonaro’s Brazil by Michelle Morais de Sá e Silva

“…This article addresses those questions by analyzing the case of Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro. Departing from research on policy dismantling recently conducted in Brazil and based on data collected with federal civil servants from 2019 to 2021, it will be argued that the mechanics of policy dismantling in Brazil involve not only the reduction and elimination of past policies but also the manipulation of policy capacities. …”
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The Return of The Thaumaturge Kings: an Analysis of Presidential Discourse in Mexico and Brazil during The COVID-19 emergency in 2020 by David Ramírez Plascencia

“… This paper analyzes the public discourse employed by presidents López Obrador in Mexico and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil during the outbreak of the 2020 pandemic. …”
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