Brazil after Bolsonaro: The Comeback of Lula da Silva

Speakers: Richard Bourne (author and editor); Thomas Traumann (journalist and political scientist); Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour (North Carolina Central University); and Luísa Calvete Portela Barbosa (Cardiff University and SOAS)
Chair: Jamille Pinheiro Dias (CLACS, ILCS); Discussant: Gabriel Bayarri (CLACS, ILCS)
This online event marks the presentation of the edited volume Brazil after Bolsonaro: The Comeback of Lula da Silva(Opens in new window) (Routledge, 2023), offering insights into Brazil's transition from an extreme right-wing populist era to the resurgence of the leftist leader Lula da Silva. Richard Bourne, renowned for his 2008 biography of Lula, leads the curation of this compilation, which encompasses a wide range of topics, including electoral outcomes, human rights, economic dynamics, the Amazon rainforest, educational paradigms, and foreign policy strategies. Diverse perspectives emerge as the contributors navigate through Lula's earlier terms, the presidencies of Dilma Rousseff, Michel Temer, and Jair Bolsonaro, culminating in Lula's triumphant comeback, fuelled by resounding support in north-eastern Brazil.
The event will be introduced by Richard Bourne, alongside Thomas Traumann, a political commentator based in Rio de Janeiro; Gladys L. Mitchell-Walthour (North Carolina Central University); and Luísa Calvete Portela Barbosa (Cardiff University and SOAS). Chairing the event is CLACS director Jamille Pinheiro Dias. Responding to the presentations is Gabriel Bayarri, Newton International Fellow at CLACS.
Event date: 10 October 2023