Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

WHOEVER WANTS PEACE SHOULD GET READY FOR WAR’, SAYS BOLSONARO

Theme(s)
Gun control, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about it here [1]

Sep 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

GOVERNMENT CUTS 2022 BUDGET FOR VACCINE PURCHASE AMID DEBATE OVER THE NECESSITY OF A BOOSTER SHOT

Theme(s)
Administration, Health
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Brazil has already started to give booster shots to elderly and vulnerable people [1]

Sep 01 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO SIGNS BILL TO REVOKE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW BUT VETOES ARTICLE ON CRIME OF ‘DECEPTIVE MASS COMMUNICATION’

Theme(s)
Political positioning, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about this episode here [1], the authoritarian origins of National Security Law in Brazil [2] and its inflated application in the past years [3]

Sep 02 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MILITARY HELICOPTER WITH BRAZILIAN FLAG FLIES OVER SCHOOL ONE DAY AFTER TEACHER IS FIRED FOR CRITICISING BOLSONARO

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Armed Forces, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and previous responses against Bolsonaro’s critics [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
State

REPORT POINTS OUT PRISON VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO

Theme(s)
Gender and sexual orientation, Penal and socioeducational system
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
State
São Paulo

Read more about the report here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2021 report “Situation of human rights in Brazil” [1]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

LABOR MINISTER BASHES WORKERS’ PARTY IN CONSERVATIVE EVENT STATING ‘IT IS US AGAINST THEM’

Theme(s)
Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the context of attacks against the left by the Bolsonaro administration [find out here]. Listen a podcast episode on the upcoming 2022 Brazilian presidential elections here [1]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY OFFICE PARTAKES IN LOBBY FOR NEW FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER’S CHIEF

Theme(s)
Administration, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], previous episodes concerning the Institutional Security Office (‘GSI’) [find out here] [find out here] and the influence peddling of the Bolsonaro family [1] [2]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Legislative
Power Level
Federal

EDUARDO BOLSONARO COMPLAINS ABOUT GUN CONTROL LAWS AND DEMANDS LESS STIFFNESS

Theme(s)
Gun control, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. The Bolsonaro administration has a vocal pro-gun stance [1], which includes signing more than 30 normative acts to ease firearm ownership [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] and Brazil has seen a sharp increase in firearm ownership [2]

Sep 03 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO RESTRICTS ACCESS TO PUBLIC DATA, AGAINST ADVICE FROM TRANSPARENCY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION PUBLIC BODY LINKED TO THE PRESIDENCY (‘CGU’)

Theme(s)
Information, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the federal government misuse of the general data protection law here [1]

Sep 04 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
State

30% OF MILITARY POLICE CONFIRM THEIR PRESENCE AT PRO-BOLSONARO PROTESTS ON SEPTEMBER 7, ACCORDING TO POLL

Theme(s)
Political positioning, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Military police support of Bolsonaro has recently raised concerns among state governors [1]

Sep 05 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ENACTS EMERGENCY DECREE THAT LIMITS CONTENT REMOVAL FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PLATAFORMS

Theme(s)
Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about the Emergency Decree here [1] and its context of social media (mis)use by Bolsonaro [2]

Sep 06 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Emergency Measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about all the acts against the recommendations here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro has often faced fines for not wearing masks [1] and has recently endorsed the end of mask mandates [2]. The president has also supported an early treatment with drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, which lack scientific evidence for its efficacy [3] [4]

Sep 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

DURING DEMONSTRATION, BOLSONARO SAYS HE WILL CALL FOR A MEETING TO CONSIDER ENFORCING A STATE OF EXCEPTION

Theme(s)
Administration, Dictatorship and memory, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about Bolsonaro’s statements amid the pro-government rally here [1]. The president has repeatedly convoked his supporters for the protests on September 7 [find out here], the Brazilian Independence Day Holiday, despite concerns with violence [find out here] and institutional rupture [find out here]

Sep 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ATTENDS ANTIDEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATIONS AND ATTACKS THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM ONCE AGAIN

Theme(s)
Elections, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s statements at the antidemocratic rallies on September 7 here [1][2][3] and in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro has repeatedly convoked summoned his supporters for the protests despite concerns with institutional rupture [find out here] and has been described as a ‘menace to democracy’ [find out here]

Sep 07 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO TAKES PART IN 9 MILITARY EVENTS IN AUGUST; 2 UP TO THIS DATE IN SEMPTEMBER

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], the militarization of the federal government [1] and its institutional tensions [2]

Sep 09 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

NEW CHIEF OF THE INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (‘IBAMA’) APPOINTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER IS DENOUNCED

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy
State
Espírito Santo

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and previous cases of state superintendents appointed by the Environment Minister despite the lack of technical qualification [find out here] [find out here] [red id=1349-IN] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 09 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BRAZILIAN STATES TO BE INDICTED BY THE PERMANENT PEOPLES’ TRIBUNAL (‘TPP’) FOR THE CRIME OF ECOCIDE AGAINST THE ‘CERRADO’ BIOME

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about the TPP’s Session to judge the crime of ecocide and threat of cultural genocide of the peoples of the Cerrado here [1] [2] and the current environmental situation of the Cerrado biome [3]

Sep 10 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO DELEGITIMIZES PRO-IMPEACHMENT ACTS AND ATTACKS PROTESTERS AND THE PRESS

Theme(s)
Civil society participation, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s statements and attacks here – in Portuguese [find out here], made in the context of the protests on September 7 [find out here], the Brazilian Independence Day Holiday. Bolsonaro is also notorious for his attacks against the press, read more here [1]

Sep 12 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BRAZIL IS THE FOURTH MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS IN 2020

Theme(s)
Civil society participation, Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read the Global Witness 2020 Report here [1]

Sep 13 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO LIES ONCE AGAIN ABOUT TEMPORAL MARK THESIS WHICH MAKES LAND DEMARCATION HARDER FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Theme(s)
Indigenous people, Land regularization
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro has lied before about the Temporal Mark Thesis [find out here], which puts indigenous rights at risk [1] [2]

Sep 13 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO SIGNS EMERGENCY DECREE TO ESTABLISH REAL ESTATE SUBSIDIES FOR MILITARY POLICE

Theme(s)
Budget, Militarization, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about the Emergency Decree here – in Portuguese [find out here] and Brazil’s police and armed forces political support for the Bolsonaro administration [1]

Sep 13 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST ONCE IN THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about all the acts against the recommendations here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro has often faced fines for not wearing masks [1] and has recently endorsed the end of mask mandates [2]. The president has also supported an early treatment with drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, which lack scientific evidence for its efficacy [3] [4]

Sep 14 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

LABOR AND WELFARE MINISTER SAYS CONSOLIDATED LABOR LAWS PREVENT ENTRY TO THE LABOR MARKET

Theme(s)
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the Labor Reform sent by the Bolsonaro administration [1]. Even though Brazil had an increase in formal jobs offers since May 2021, the payroll has declined [2], amid a rising inflation [3]

Sep 14 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORT POINTS OUT BOLSONARO AS A ‘THREAT TO DEMOCRACY’

Theme(s)
Political positioning, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read the Human Rights Watch Report here [1]

Sep 15 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Judiciary
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TRIAL ON THE TEMPORAL MARK THESIS ONCE AGAIN AND PUTS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN JEOPARDY

Theme(s)
Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about the suspension [1] and other obstacles for the trial here [find out here] [find out here]. The Temporal Mark Thesis is heavily criticized by indigenous peoples and human rights organizations for its menace to indigenous rights to their lands and lives [2] [3]

Sep 15 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

HEALTH MINISTERS SAYS THERE IS AN ‘EXCESS OF VACCINE SHOTS’ IN BRAZIL

Theme(s)
Health, Negationism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Flexibilization of control

Read more about the Health Minister’s statement here [1], despite previous and current issues with the vaccine rollout [find out here][find out here][find out here]

Sep 15 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

IN LIVESTREAM, BOLSONARO SAYS ‘ELECTORAL QUARANTINE’ FOR JUDGES AND MILITARY IS ‘ABSURD’ AND WILL BE VETOED

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Elections
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro has repeatedly attacked the electoral system, remember some of the previous episodes here [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 16 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

IN LIVESTREAM, BOLSONARO SAYS HE WILL ADVOCATE FOR THE TEMPORAL MARK THESIS AT UN SPEECH

Theme(s)
Administration, Indigenous people, International relations, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities
Sep 16 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DISSOLVES COUNCIL RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING POSTGRADUATE COURSES

Theme(s)
Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and more about the Bolsonaro administration’s dismantling of education [find out here]

Sep 16 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

EDUCATION BUDGET IS KEPT THE SAME BY THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION DESPITE NEW CHALLENGES AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Budget, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the context of attacks against the Education budget [1] [2]

Sep 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

NUMBER OF GUNS PURCHASED IN THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 2021 SURPASSES 2017 AND 2018, AMID FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION’S INCENTIVES

Theme(s)
Gun control, Public security
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about the increase of firearms sold in the first semester of 2021 here [find out here] and the overall increase during Bolsonaro’s administration [find out here] [find out here]. The president has a vocal pro-gun stance [1], which includes signing more than 30 normative acts to ease firearm ownership [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] in the past years. Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]

Sep 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF HEALTH GIVES IN TO BOLSONARO’S PRESSURE AND SUSPENDS VACCINATION ON TEENS, AGAINST THE BRAZILIAN HEALTH REGULATORY AGENCY (‘ANVISA’)

Theme(s)
Health, Negationism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here [1] [2]

Sep 17 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION VIOLATES THE BRAZILIAN LAW ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION (‘LAI’) WITH ALLEGED ‘POLITICAL RISK’ AS EXCUSE

Theme(s)
Information, Transparency
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here]. The mechanisms for accessing public information were also targeted by the Bolsonaro government, read more about previous episodes here [find out here] [find out here] [1]

Sep 19 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

AT LEAST 18 FROM 50 OF UNIVERSITY RECTORS APPOINTMENTS BY BOLSONARO DISRESPECT THE ORDER OF MOST VOTED CANDIDATES AND GO AGAINST UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY

Theme(s)
Academic freedom, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Violation of institutional autonomy

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], remember Bolsonaro’s rector nominations in 2020 that go against university autonomy [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] [find out here] and read more about academic freedom in Brazil [1]

Sep 19 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

DATA FROM MORE THAN 5 MILLION STUDENTS LEAKS DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES AND RESEARCH (‘INEP’)

Theme(s)
Data protection, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], a previous case of data breach from students [find out here] and more about the Brazilian General Data Protection Law [1]

Sep 20 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO WENT AGAINST MEDICAL AND HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS AT LEAST ONCE IN THE THIRD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, AMID PANDEMIC

Theme(s)
Negationism, Social distancing
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about Bolsonaro’s rejection of covid-19’s vaccines and the vaccine passports at the UN General Assembly here [1][2] and all the acts against the recommendations – in Portuguese [find out here]

Sep 21 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO LIES ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Theme(s)
Environment, Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about how Bolsonaro’s speech contradicts the environmental data here [1] and other of his controversial statements at the UN General Assembly [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 21 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO CRITICIZES SOCIAL DISTANCING AND PRAISES UNPROVEN ‘EARLY TREATMENT’ AGAINST COVID AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Theme(s)
International relations, Negationism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Curtailment of fundamental rights

Read more about Bolsonaro’s speech at the UN General Assembly here [1] [2] and his acts against medical and health recommendations [find out here]

Sep 21 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO RAISES ‘SOCIALIST THREATS’ AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Theme(s)
Elections, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here [1] and othere of Bolsonaro’s controversial statements at the UN General Assembly [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 21 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Public Prosecution Office
Power Level
Federal

OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL REQUESTS DISMISSAL OF DENUNCIATION, PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTION ITSELF, AGAINST LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER

Theme(s)
Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the Operation Car Wash [1]

Sep 22 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION PAYS AT LEAST 124 MILLION REAIS TO COMPANIES ACCUSED OF ILLEGAL PREDATORY MINING IN INDIGENOUS LAND

Theme(s)
Environment, Health, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here [1] and the context of illegal mining in Brazil [2]

Sep 22 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY RUNS OVER LEGISLATIVE PROCCESS TO PROPOSE CHANGES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING RULES

Theme(s)
Economy, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here [1] and the dismantling of environmental policies and laws by the Bolsonaro administration [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 22 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL INDIAN FOUNDATION (‘FUNAI’) DISOBEYS JUDICIAL AGREEEMENT REGARDING DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS LAND

Theme(s)
Indigenous people, Land regularization
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], how the lack of land demarcation [find out here][1] and illegal mining [2] hinder indigenous peoples’ rights

Sep 23 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO’S SON COMPARES BRAZIL TO AFGHANISTAN, AND OBSTACLES TO ‘EARLY TREATMENT’ DRUGS AGAINST COVID TO THE TALIBAN REGIME

Theme(s)
Negationism, Science
Emergency Measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here [1]. The Bolsonaro family has supported an early treatment with drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, which lack scientific evidence for its efficacy [2] [3]

Sep 25 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

IN INTERVIEW, BOLSONARO DENIES COVID-19, CORRUPTION SCHEMES, EXTOLLS PAPER BALLOTS AND LIES ABOUT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION

Theme(s)
Administration, Elections, Negationism, Power conflicts
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this interview – in Portuguese [find out here] and about the president’s presence in public rallies against democracy on Independence Day [1]

Sep 25 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO BLAMES ENVIRONMENT FOR WATER CRISIS AND SUGGESTS BRAZILIANS TO STOP USING ELEVATORS AND SHOWERING WITH HOT WATER AS RESPONSE

Theme(s)
Environment, Political positioning
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this epidode here [1] and – in Portuguese [find out here]. Brazil faces a context of severe drought [2] and the Bolsonaro administration is criticized by its lack of transparency about the energy crisis [find out here][find out here]

Sep 27 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION PREPARES OPINION AGAINST POTENTIAL ACCUSATION OF ANTICIPATED ELECTORAL PROPAGANDA AMID CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 1000 DAYS OF GOVERNMENT

Theme(s)
Administration, Advertising and propaganda, Elections
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and an overview of the past 1000 days of the Bolsonaro administration [1] [2]. The president is known for his clashes against the electoral justice, remember recent episodes here [find out here] [find out here], and listen to a podcast episode on the upcoming 2022 Brazilian presidential elections here [3]

Sep 27 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION’S PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO INTERNET OBLIGES USERS TO WATCH PRO-GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING VIDEOS

Theme(s)
Advertising and propaganda, Information
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the lack of internet access in Brazil [1] [2]

Sep 28 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO STATES THAT IF EX-PRESIDENT LULA IS ELECTED, HE WOULD ADOPT THE CHINESE ECONOMIC MODEL

Theme(s)
Political positioning, Work
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the context of presidential elections in 2022 [1]

Sep 29 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

32 SUPPLIES FOR CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES, INCLUDING COVID TESTS, EXPIRE DUE TO HEALTH MINISTRY OMISSIONS

Theme(s)
Health
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Construction of enemies

Read more about this episode, in Portuguese, [find out here] and check how governmental measures helped covid-19 to spread in Brazil [1]

Sep 29 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

MILITARY EXPENDITURE IN THE AMAZON FOREST INCREASES 178% AMID BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here] and the context of military operations in the Amazon forest amid the Bolsonaro administration [1]

Sep 30 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SYSTEM AMID THE WORST BRAZILIAN WATER CRISIS

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Decrease of control and/ or centralization of power

Read more about this episode here – in Portuguese [find out here], the context of severe water crisis in Brazil and its consequences [1] and the lack of transparency about the energy crisis from the Bolsonaro administration [find out here][find out here]

Sep 30 2021
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO IS DENOUNCED AT THE UN FOR SYSTEMATIC ATTACKS AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Theme(s)
Administration, Environment, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here [1] and Bolsonaro’s controversial statements at the UN General Assembly [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]

Sep 30 2021
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

NATIONAL INDIAN FOUNDATION (‘FUNAI’) AUTHORIZES CONSTRUCTION IN INDIGENOUS LAND, WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE AFFECTED PEOPLES

Theme(s)
Civil society participation, Indigenous people
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about this episode here [1]

Sep 30 2021
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