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The round table aims at debating the first year of Bolsonaro's government and Rule of Law in Brazil. Throughout last year, Brazil witnessed the decline of environmental protection, attempts to grant general access to guns, the increase of executive orders, political scandals involving militias, attacks on universities, intellectuals and artists, and several other constitutionally questionable acts. This panel presents an opportunity to those interested in an informed analysis of the current situation in Brazil and a chance to debate with the participants in search for feasible solutions to democratic backsliding in Brazil, as well as a possibility to compare the Brazilian context with other countries’ waves of authoritarianism.'

Participants:

Octávio Ferraz - Co-Director of the Transnational Law Institute, Reader of Transnational Law at The Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London

Anthony Pereira - Director of the King's Brazil Institute, Professor of Brazilian Studies at the School of Global Affairs, King's College London

Emilio Meyer - Coordinator of the Centre of Studies on Transitional Justice, Professor of Constitutional Law at UFMG

Thiago Decat - Professor of Jurisprudence at UFMG

Mediator: Felipe Tirado - MPhil Candidate, DPSoL, KCL, Associate at the King's Brazil Institute -