Businessmen Support Amidst the Turmoil
The Second Year of Bolsonaro’s Presidency in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6380229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolina Moehlecke (0000-0001-6743-7272, Fundação Getulio Vargas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | ahead |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de ciencia política (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0716-1417 • E-ISSN: 0718-090X |
| Publisher | SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4067/s0718-090x2021005000120 |
| OpenAlex | W3197089255 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0718-090X2021005000120 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
The second year of Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency in Brazil has been marked by multiple sources of pressure on the government. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on Brazilian lives, on the national health system and on the country’s already sluggish economy. Hitting close to home, Bolsonaro has witnessed the beginning of several investigations against his also politician sons and increasing pledges for moderation from Centrão, the informal and yet powerful centrist coalition that has historically shaped Brazilian politics. Moreover, criticism from external markets and foreign powers regarding Brazil’s mishandling of environmental policies has been constant, while Bolsonaro’s campaign promises of economic liberalization remained largely unfulfilled. Quite puzzling though, domestic businessmen approval of the president increased over the year, as I show through the analyses of survey data. What explains this group’s persistent support for Bolsonaro? This article reviews some of the main political events in Brazil in 2020 and it uses insights from International Political Economy and Brazilian politics scholarships to advance hypotheses that can explain why those who self-identify as businessmen remain steadfast supporters of the president, even amidst the economic, social, and sanitary turmoil in the country
Criticism · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Liberalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Economic Theory and Policy · Law · Social and Political Issues · Youth, Politics, and Society
Global Capital and National Governments
Partisans, Antipartisans, and Nonpartisans
Open economy politics
Dependent Development
Media Choice and the Polarization of Public Opinion About Covid-19 in Brazil
Globalisation and the state
Voter and Legislator Responses to Localized Trade Shocks from China in Brazil
The First Year of Bolsonaro in Office
Room to Move
Societal Preferences, Partisan Agents, and Monetary Policy Outcomes
Decision Maker Preferences for International Legal Cooperation
The Victory of Jair Bolsonaro According to the Brazilian Electoral Study of 2018
Elites in the Making and Breaking of Foreign Policy
Firms in Trade and Trade Politics
Re‐Assessing Elite‐Public Gaps in Political Behavior
Economic Voting in Latin America
How Markets Shape Values and Political Preferences
Contingent Advantage? Sovereign Borrowing, Democratic Institutions and Global Capital Cycles
Democracy in America? Partisanship, Polarization, and the Robustness of Support for Democracy in the United States
The Bolsonaro Voter
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |