Sobre O Autoritarismo Brasileiro by Lilia Moritz Schwarcz

A concise analysis of the historical and cultural roots of Brazilian authoritarianism, tracing continuities from colonial and slaveholding structures through imperial and oligarchic rule to twentieth-century populism and military governance. It examines how myths of order, racial hierarchies, elite clientelism and fragile institutions shape political culture and public tolerance for authoritarian measures, warning that these legacies threaten democratic consolidation and arguing for memory, civic education and institutional reform as remedies.