Economic crisis and COVID-19: impact on the life (and death) of the Brazilian working class

Abstract

In this brief presentation, we intend to discuss how the political-economic crisis combined perfectly with the pandemic to build profitable solutions for big capitalists. Based on the analysis of recent data, the text shows how the Brazilian State, under the Bolsonaro government, is committed to deepening the adjustment program, through privatization of state enterprises and downgrading the workforce’s rights and value, as the basis of a political-economic and fiscal program. The Note also explores the hypothesis that such a platform has the potential to ensure the continued support of the great bourgeoisie to the government of Bolsonaro and Guedes.

economic crisis; pandemic; fiscal adjustment; working class; workforce