Abstract:
This article intends to reflect on the crisis of liberal democracy and the rise of authoritarian ideas in Brazil since the 2016 parliamentary coup, but mainly after the start of Jair Bolsonaro government in 2018. The rise of manifestations from the right and extreme right supporters in the country, during the current conjuncture, makes us think about the complex historical relation between State, authoritarianism and democracy in Brazil. Therefore, we realize that the incipient brazilian liberal democracy is supported by an authoritarian political culture which reproduces inequalities, racisms, conformities and violence. In this sense, in opposition to the well-known undemocratic movements, popular democracy must be built through new ethical, moral, political, philosophical and economical values, being radical to capitalism and consistent with political pedagogical practices capable of fostering new social subjects.
Keywords:
Authoritarianism; Democracy; Crisis of Democracy; Brazil