ABSTRACT
The introduction presents the overarching interpretative framework of the book in terms of de-democratization. First, de-democratization addresses the idea of neutralization of electoral results by means of the judicial system as well as parliamentary maneuvers, without the need for any institutional break. Second, de-democratization highlights the processual dimension of the transformations analyzed, as they are irreducible to one specific event, such as the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in 2016. Finally, de-democratization is to be understood in connection with the emergence of a historical alliance in Brazil between neoconservatism and neoliberalism, which takes form in the election of the far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro in October 2018.
