The growth of Bolsonarism cannot be explained solely by anti-PTism or dissatisfaction with traditional politics, according to the political scientist. For her, the rise of the right in recent years was driven by deeper changes in the perceptions and values of groups that were historically closer to the left, such as young people, women and low-income workers.
Interviewed by the economist for the videocast, Solano says that the extreme right managed to interpret social transformations that were already underway before the election of ().
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In the fifth episode, Solano talks about Bolsonarism, electoral behavior, evangelicals and the challenges faced by the government ().
According to the researcher, the advance of the right occurred in two layers. The first was marked by cyclical factors, such as anti-PTism, and the feeling of frustration with politics.
The second, which she considers more important, involved changes in the subjectivities of social groups identified with progressive agendas. “When the far right comes to power, it is because it symbolizes a tectonic plate movement that has already happened underneath a long time ago,” says Solano.
The researcher states that, among women, the right began to dispute symbols associated with feminism. She cites the case of the former first lady, who, according to her analysis, seeks to combine the image of a woman active in the public sphere with religious and family values.
Among young people, Solano points out the role of social networks and digital communication in the construction of a more performative politics. She also points to debt as one of the main factors of dissatisfaction identified.
When commenting on the dispute for 2026, the researcher says that she monitors the behavior of the so-called commuting voter in qualitative research. The group still oscillates between names from the right and the left.
According to Solano, before recent controversies involving (PL), some of these voters saw the senator as a more moderate version of Bolsonarism.
According to her, her father was seen by this electorate as authentic and brutish, while the senator and pre-candidate for president is “the cynic, a player”.
“There will be a certain Bolsonarism without the figure of Jair Bolsonaro, as we see now. This dispute over the legacy of Bolsonarism as a field of political dispute, as to which names will carry this legacy.”
In the interview, Solano also analyzes the relationship between Bolsonarism and evangelicals. According to her, there was a process of “Bolsonarization” of part of the evangelical universe, especially among Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostal segments.
The researcher highlights the influence of prosperity theology, the appreciation of entrepreneurship and the idea that evangelicals began to see themselves as a group with their own political protagonism. At the same time, she highlights that qualitative research carried out during the last election identified signs of wear and tear with the excessive presence of politics within churches.
