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SUMMARY:Democracy in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:
 Brazil's 2018 presidential election has been marked 
 by a tense climate of political polarization, 
 violence and intolerance. Direct attacks 
 on social justice activists and organizations 
 have become normalized. The conviction and 
 imprisonment of the leading left-leaning candidate 
 has opened the possibility of a successful 
 presidential run by far-right candidate 
 Jair Bolsonaro, who has openly attacked black, 
 LGBTQ, women's and indigenous communities 
 and the press. What is the impact of populist, 
 conservative and white nationalist rhetorics 
 on vulnerable communities? How are those communities 
 and their allies responding? What is 
 the role of a free press in this scenario?\n
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 	Brazil 
 experts Leonora Paula and Rachel Mourao 
 discuss the current state of democracy, 
 political discourse and polarization in Brazil 
 and draw comparisons to contemporary U.S. 
 and world politics.\n
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 Price: 3f5Free\n
 Sponsor: CLACS\n
 Contact name: Laurie Medina\n
 Contact email: clacs@campusad.msu.edu\n
LOCATION:International Center, room 303
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