The spectacle and democratic bankruptcy in the pandemic scenario

the refusal of multilateralism and the trivialization of tragedy by the Brazilian State

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29293/rdfg.v8i01.340

Keywords:

Democracy. Multilateralism. Pandemic. Sovereignty. Spectacle.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To understand how the scenario of political spectacularization can lead to democratic failure and if, how and why Brazil goes through it.

METHOD: To carry out this research, the hermeneutic philosophical method is used.

RELEVANCE / ORIGINALITY: The exceptional moment of the pandemic due to the dissemination of the SARS-COV-2 virus reflected directly on the multilateral and national policies to be adopted to contain the virus. Therefore, it is essential to observe how, if, and why the policies employed in Brazil in this scenario may cause democratic failure, in order to seek ways to prevent such failure.

RESULTS: One notices a slow and gradual democratic bankruptcy occurring in Brazil that worsens in the trivialized spectacle of the COVID-19 disease pandemic.

THEORETICAL / METHODOLOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: This research uses the concepts of spectacle presented by Mário Vargas Llosa in "The Civilization of Spectacle", the perception of democratic failure demonstrated by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in "How Democracies Die", and analyzes the phenomenon of the pandemic in the light of notions of State Theory, Public International Law, Human Rights, and geopolitics.

Author Biographies

  • Júlia Souza Luiz, Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, ES, Brasil.

    Graduanda em Direito pela FDV com mobilidade acadêmica para a Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Membro do Grupo de Pesquisa Teoria Crítica do Constitucionalismo.

  • Nelson Camatta Moreira, Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV), Vitória, ES, Brasil.

    Pós-doutor em Direito pela Universidad de Sevilla (bolsa CAPES). Pós-doutor em Direito em Direito pela Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos). Doutor em Direito pela Unisinos, com estágio anual na Universidade de Coimbra (bolsa CAPES). Mestre em Direito pela Unisinos (bolsa CAPES). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu (doutorado e mestrado) e da graduação em Direito da Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV-ES). Líder do Grupo de Pesquisa CNPq Teoria Crítica do Constitucionalismo, da FDV. Líder do Grupo de Estudos Direito e Psicanálise (FDV-ES/Escola Lacaniana de Psicanálise de Vitória). Profesor Invitado, adjunto al Programa Academic Visitor de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Sevilla. Miembro del Grupo de Investigación Antagónicos de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Sevilla. Colaborador en Seminarios con la Cátedra Abierta de Derecho y Literatura de la Universidad de Málaga. Membro Honorário e Vice-presidente da Rede Brasileira Direito e Literatura (RDL). Coordenador do Projeto de Extensão Café, Direito e Literatura (FDV-ES). Ex-diretor da Escola Superior de Advocacia do Espírito Santo (OAB-ESA/ES), triênio 2010-2012. Ex-professor da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS). Ex-coordenador adjunto do IPA-Metodista (IPA-RS), 2005.

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2021-07-10

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Vol. 8 No. 01 (2021)

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The spectacle and democratic bankruptcy in the pandemic scenario: the refusal of multilateralism and the trivialization of tragedy by the Brazilian State. Guanambi College Law Journal, Guanambi, v. 8, n. 01, p. e340, 2021. DOI: 10.29293/rdfg.v8i01.340. Disponível em: https://portaldeperiodicos.animaeducacao.com.br/index.php/RDFG/article/view/13948.. Acesso em: 4 jul. 2024.