THE OFFENSIVE OF THE REACTIONARY RIGHT IN BRAZIL: critical analysis of Human Rights policy in the historical period of 2018-2022
Human Rights; Conservatism; Reactionary Right.
This project aims to analyze the positions of the reactionary right in Brazil concerning human rights during the historical period of 2018-2022. The context under examination is characterized by the rise of Bolsonarism on the national political scene as a conservative reaction to the organic crisis that has afflicted the country over the past decade. Contrary to the global scenario marked by the structural crisis of capital (Mészáros, 2002) and the rise of neoliberalism, which impacts the crises within leftist forces, Brazil achieved a presidential victory for the left through the Workers' Party (PT), resulting from alliances with centrist and right-wing sectors in an attempt at conciliation. However, this logic is thoroughly undermined by the 2014 presidential elections, where Dilma Rousseff's re-election for the PT paves the way for the resurgence of a resentful right with new expressions. What follows is forged from the electoral defeats of leftist political parties and segments, as well as the expansion of the right's influence over the state apparatus since 2018, with Jair Messias Bolsonaro, then affiliated with the Social Liberal Party (PSL), becoming the president of the country. This project's foundation lies in the critical- dialectical method, a process that extends beyond fragmented study and seeks to unveil the contradictions of reality in its continuous movement. For data collection and production, a bibliographic and documentary research will be conducted to support the analysis of the Human Rights Ministry’s programs and projects and their restructuring throughout the historical process. To this end, we will utilize the Multi-Year Plans of 2016-2019 and 2020-2023, considering their central relevance at the management level, which allows for the understanding of the intentions and priorities that the administration plans to implement. Theoretical production on the inflections of this reactionary right, epitomized by the Bolsonaro administration in the realm of human rights, is essential for Social Service in the theoretical, political, and budgetary fields. The production of knowledge is an imperative tool for understanding reality by deeply grasping the impacts of fundamentalist conservatism and its influence on policies concerning women, families, and human rights.