TY - JOUR
T1 - Populists and Regional Organizations
T2 - lessons from Bolsonaro’s Brazil
AU - Gomes Saraiva, Miriam
AU - Wehner, Leslie
AU - de Sá Guimarães, Feliciano
PY - 2024/9/16
Y1 - 2024/9/16
N2 - In this paper, we argue that a right-wing populist leader’s support of regional organizations depends on how domestic supporters are affected by populist engagement with them. If the regional organization does not affect groups of the populist project, then the leader enjoys latitude to question the regional institution. However, whenever undermining the regional organization damage a group, the leader does not target the regional organization, and assumes an ambivalent approach. We use the case of Bolsonaro’s Brazil engaging two regional organizations: MERCOSUR and PAHO to test our argument. Our findings reveal that right-wing populist leaders are aware of domestic costs.
AB - In this paper, we argue that a right-wing populist leader’s support of regional organizations depends on how domestic supporters are affected by populist engagement with them. If the regional organization does not affect groups of the populist project, then the leader enjoys latitude to question the regional institution. However, whenever undermining the regional organization damage a group, the leader does not target the regional organization, and assumes an ambivalent approach. We use the case of Bolsonaro’s Brazil engaging two regional organizations: MERCOSUR and PAHO to test our argument. Our findings reveal that right-wing populist leaders are aware of domestic costs.
U2 - 10.1590/0034-7329202400109
DO - 10.1590/0034-7329202400109
M3 - Article
SN - 1983-3121
VL - 67
JO - Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
JF - Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
IS - 1
ER -