Brazilian Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Natural Environment Under Threat: Reflections on the Possible Impacts of Far-Right Populism’s Empowerment in Brazil
(2019) HEKM51 20191Human Ecology
- Abstract
- Indigenous peoples and natural environment in Brazil share a history of subjection to the economic interests of those in power, a condition that tragically resulted in the killing of thousands indigenous individuals and in unprecedent destruction of the Amazon during the military dictatorial regime (1964-1985). Now, as Jair Bolsonaro, who openly praises the dictatorship, is elected as president amid a global trend of empowerment of the far-right, the future of both indigenous right and ecological balance are eminently and mutually concerning.
In light of the above, this thesis aims to provide a review of historical records in Brazil in order to identify worldviews, projects, and discourses that justified environmental degradation and... (More) - Indigenous peoples and natural environment in Brazil share a history of subjection to the economic interests of those in power, a condition that tragically resulted in the killing of thousands indigenous individuals and in unprecedent destruction of the Amazon during the military dictatorial regime (1964-1985). Now, as Jair Bolsonaro, who openly praises the dictatorship, is elected as president amid a global trend of empowerment of the far-right, the future of both indigenous right and ecological balance are eminently and mutually concerning.
In light of the above, this thesis aims to provide a review of historical records in Brazil in order to identify worldviews, projects, and discourses that justified environmental degradation and violations of indigenous rights since the military regime of 1964, highlighting the continuities observable until this day. Additionally, recognizing the crucial political difference between a regime that takes power by force and a president that was democratically elected, this research provides a contextualization of the current global context of empowerment of the far-right populism. Further, it makes a specific and brief comparison between Donald Trump in the United States of America and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil to outline the risk both leaders represent to environmental and indigenous struggles.
Finally, as indigenous lands are proven to prompt natural conservation, the risk of regressions in indigenous rights does not only concern human rights activists, but also environmentalists and climate activists all over the world. Importantly, combined with severe deterioration of environmental legislation as well as disregard towards climate mitigation efforts that tend to occur under the rule of far-right leaders, the empowerment of far-right populism in the country that controls over 60% of the world’s greatest rain forest is a vital matter for the whole international community. (Less)
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- Bittencourt Costa Moreira, Julia LU
- supervisor
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- Alf Hornborg LU
- organization
- course
- HEKM51 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Brazil, Far-Right Populism, Indigenous Peoples, Natural Environment, Jair Bolsonaro
- language
- English
- id
- 8983690
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- 2020-02-12 09:50:38
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abstract = {{Indigenous peoples and natural environment in Brazil share a history of subjection to the economic interests of those in power, a condition that tragically resulted in the killing of thousands indigenous individuals and in unprecedent destruction of the Amazon during the military dictatorial regime (1964-1985). Now, as Jair Bolsonaro, who openly praises the dictatorship, is elected as president amid a global trend of empowerment of the far-right, the future of both indigenous right and ecological balance are eminently and mutually concerning.
In light of the above, this thesis aims to provide a review of historical records in Brazil in order to identify worldviews, projects, and discourses that justified environmental degradation and violations of indigenous rights since the military regime of 1964, highlighting the continuities observable until this day. Additionally, recognizing the crucial political difference between a regime that takes power by force and a president that was democratically elected, this research provides a contextualization of the current global context of empowerment of the far-right populism. Further, it makes a specific and brief comparison between Donald Trump in the United States of America and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil to outline the risk both leaders represent to environmental and indigenous struggles.
Finally, as indigenous lands are proven to prompt natural conservation, the risk of regressions in indigenous rights does not only concern human rights activists, but also environmentalists and climate activists all over the world. Importantly, combined with severe deterioration of environmental legislation as well as disregard towards climate mitigation efforts that tend to occur under the rule of far-right leaders, the empowerment of far-right populism in the country that controls over 60% of the world’s greatest rain forest is a vital matter for the whole international community.}},
author = {{Bittencourt Costa Moreira, Julia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Brazilian Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Natural Environment Under Threat: Reflections on the Possible Impacts of Far-Right Populism’s Empowerment in Brazil}},
year = {{2019}},
}