Los vestigios del concepto de “guerra justa” del autoritarismo militar brasileño en el discurso bolsonarista sobre el enemigo

Abstract

Between 2018 and 2022, Brazil experienced deep political and social polarization, rooted in a dualistic logic dividing “friends” and “enemies.” Emerging in 2014, this reached its peak under Bolsonaro, whose rhetoric revived authoritarian ideals of a homogeneous nation. In one speech, he claimed laws serve the majority, while minorities must “adapt or simply disappear.” Echoing the military dictatorship, this discourse legitimises the exclusion of the “other,” even in physical terms.