De la raison des Lumières à la raison illusionniste : considérations anthropologiques sur la « schismocratie bolsonariste »

Abstract

This article shows the fundamental character of the theoretical framework of the « regime of schisms » in the study of the phenomenon of the so-called « extreme right ». It is based on an ethnographic investigation carried out on the occasion of Jair Bolsonaro’s electoral victory, namely in front of his house in Rio de Janeiro on the evening of the second round. What we have called the « regime of schism », and which we consider as the founder of « Bolsonarism », appears marked by the self-absorption in particular worlds, forming an illusionist reason that contrasts with the reason of the Enlightenment.

Keywords

• schism regime
• far right
• Bolsonaro
• elections
• political anthropology
• Brazil