In Brazil, an ally of Trump -- Jair Bolsonaro -- won the 2018 election and proceeded to move Brazil in an authoritarian direction. In 2022, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Lula) defeated Bolsonaro in a close election, then put down a coup attempt by Bolsonaro supporters, and Brazil has pursued legal cases against Bolsonaro and the coup plotters.

How did Lula defeat Bolsonaro at the polls? How did Brazil beat back a coup attempt? How is Brazil holding Bolsonaro and the coup plotters accountable? What is the Future of Brazil-U.S. Relations Under the Trump Regime and the Challenges to Trade Union and Progressive Civil Society Solidarity? What are the Lula government's current social and economic policies, and how are these policies impacting the resurgence of the far right here in Brazil?

Join us for this illuminating webinar that is the third session in a monthly IPS series, Lessons from Resistance to Authoritarianism Around the World.

Moderator: Alex Main, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Panelists:

• Jana Silverman, Professor of International Relations at the Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC) and as Member of the Steering Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) International Committee.
• Stan Gacek, Board member, Washington Brazil Office (WBO); Member of the Advisory Council, Brazil Institute; Former Deputy and Interim Director, ILO Office in Brazil.
• Gonzalo Berrón, Friedrich Ebert Stitfung, Brasil, Transnational Institute

Co-sponsors: Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Economic and Policy Research and Washington Brazil Office.