The equality trap

Notes on indigenist policies in the Bolsonaro government

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ID8246347
AuthorsMarcos Pereira Rufino (0000-0002-0364-5037, Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Cultura e Ação Comunitária, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueVibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1809-4341 • E-ISSN: 1809-4341
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-43412022v19e607
OpenAlexW4321268843
SCIELO_PIDS1809-43412022000100607
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited7

Fervently criticizing the theme of difference and public policies that emphasize it, Bolsonaro and other top officials in his government propose a new indigenist policy for the country, based on the understanding that all Brazilians are equal. This article seeks to demonstrate that supported on a generic notion of equality, Bolsonaro has established an indigenist policy that seeks its own extinction by putting an end to difference, or its recognition, leading the Brazilian state to return to assimilationist policies from the period before the promulgation of the Federal Constitution of 1988. The article explores government actions related to Indigenous territorial rights and gives special attention to efforts to liberate Indigenous Lands for the realization of various economic activities, such as mining, gold prospecting, cattle raising, energy generation, tourism, and cultivation of genetically modified organisms

Constitution · Cultural assimilation · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Promulgation · Sociology · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Indigenous Health and Education · Law · Public Administration · Urban Development and Societal Issues

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