Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO CLAIMS THERE WAS NO DICTATORSHIP IN BRAZIL, CONTRADICTING RECORDED HISTORY

Theme(s)
Dictatorship and memory, Negationism
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about it here [1] and about Bolsonaro’s celebration of the military dictatorship here [2]

Mar 27 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

WOMEN, FAMILY AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER CRITICIZES AMNESTY COMMISSION AND REQUIRES REVISION OF THE ENTITY’S PREVIOUS ACTS

Theme(s)
Dictatorship and memory
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here], the complete report of the National Commission of Truth on torture and other practices during the Brazilian dictatorship – in Portuguese [1] and watch video on the National Commission of Truth and on the Brazilian dictatorship [2]

Mar 27 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

BOLSONARO ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS AGRARIAN REFORM FOR THE SECOND TIME

Theme(s)
Agrarian reform, Security and Environment
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Attacks on pluralism and minorities

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Bolsonaro government disrupted measures for agrarian reform on many occasions; remember some of them here [find out here] [find out here] [find out here]. Government admitted in 2021, amid judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court (‘STF’), the interruption of Agrarian Reform, read more about it here – in Portuguese [1]

Mar 27 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER DENIES THAT THE 1964 BRAZILIAN MILITARY COUP WAS A DICTATORSHIP

Theme(s)
Dictatorship and memory, International relations
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about the positions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here [1][/link], about ‘revision’ on textbooks to deny the military coup here [2] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Mar 27 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WHO FINED BOLSONARO FOR ILLEGAL FISHING IS DISMISSED

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

Read more about it here [1] [2] [3]. Read more about the environmental policy of Bolsonaro here [4] [5] [6][/ink] [link url="https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br/node/6256"][7]

Mar 28 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

IN RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST BASED ON THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION LAW, NAVY DENIES TO MAKE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE BASED ON ALLEGED ‘EXCESSIVE BURDEN’

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

Read more about it here – in Portuguese [find out here]. Read more about government’s attemps to reduce transparency here [1] [2] [3] [4]. Amid covid-19 pandemic, the government stopped releasing the number of deaths in the country temporarily [5] [find out here]

Mar 31 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

UP TO APRIL 2019, MONITORING OPERATIONS OF THE AMAZON FOREST REDUCE IN 70% COMPARED TO 2018

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

Read more about the rapid increase of deforestation under Bolsonaro here [1] [2], the drop of environmental fines here [3] and about this episode – in Portuguese [find out here]

Apr 01 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

AFTER VISIT TO THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, BOLSONARO LABELS NAZISM AS ‘LEFTIST’ AND SAYS HOLOCAUST COULD BE ‘FORGIVEN’

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

Read more about the statements made here [1] [2]

Apr 02 2019
 
Type of power
Formal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

ORDINANCE ALLOWS THE USE OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SECURITY FORCE ON THE INSTITUTE FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (‘ICMBio’) OPERATIONS

Theme(s)
Armed Forces, Environment
Emergency Measures
Increased police power

Read more about this – in Portuguese [find out here] and check more information on the dismantling of environmental protection under Bolsonaro Administration [1] [2][

Apr 02 2019
 
Type of power
Informal power
Branch
Executive
Power Level
Federal

EDUCATION MINISTER DENIES THAT 1964 MILITARY COUP HAPPENED AND MAINTAINS THAT SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS WILL BE ALTERED TO ‘INCLUDE BROADER VERSION OF HISTORY’

Theme(s)
Dictatorship and memory, Education
Authoritarian Inventory measures
Legitimation of violence and vigilantism

Read more about it here [1]

Apr 03 2019
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