Just a few months into the year and the Bolsonaro government is up to it neck in scandals that have stymied its ambitious plans to reshape Brazil’s culture and impose a new conservative ideology based on nationalism, religious fundamentalism and militarism.

Three recent scandals have drawn international attention and exposed the profound changes proposed by the far-right government: a secretary of culture who openly touted Nazi references, the complete failure of the university entrance exam (ENEM), and the international uproar over the persecution of journalist Glenn Greenwald for unveiling the involvement of Bolsonaro’s minister of justice, Sergio Moro, in an illegal scheme connected to the Lava Jato (Car Wash) operation.

Full article at Americas Program’s website. Date of publication: 15/03/2020.