Abstract:
Political humor is booming in Brazil. It’s practically inescapable if you’re on social—or unsocial—media. Sérgio Augusto recently wrote in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper that the election of an extreme right-wing president who reveres Brazil’s most recent dictatorship (1965-1980) has resulted in a rebirth of anti-authoritarian, resistance-focused humor. My Facebook feed, for example, supplies me with daily memes mocking President Jair Bolsonaro and a variety of other government actors.
Publication date:
August 30, 2019
Publication type:
Blog Entry