DEMOCRACIA, AUTORITARISMO E IMPERIALISMO: a centralidade da agenda conservadora na política brasileira

Abstract

the centrality of the conservative agenda in Brazilian politics : The article discusses the process of growth of the right wing in Brazil, the hegemony of the conservative agenda in the political scene and weaknesses of Brazilian democracy. Considers that, nowadays, the political scene is marked by the growth of the presence of large sectors of the right wing in the streets, disputing for popular support for its conservative and authoritarian themes. Argues that this right has shown strength and has guided the political discussion anchored in the results of the 2014 elections which gave to Congress and government policies a conservative and authoritarian character that calls into question the exercise of democracy in Brazil.

Keywords

• democracy
• authoritarianism