Autor: Esther Solano

Camila Rocha holds a Ph D in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. Winner of the Brazilian Political Science Association”s best thesis award and the University of São Paulo”s Outstanding Thesis in Human Sciences award, she works as a parliamentary advisor, political consultant, and qualitative research coordinator for the third sector. She co-edited the book O Impeachment de Dilma Rousseff nas redes e nas ruas [„Dilma Rousseff”s Impeachment in Social Media and on the Streets”](Expressão Popular, Brazil, 2018) and wrote ‘Menos marx mais Mises’ O liberalismo e a nova direita no Brasil (‘Less Marx more Mises’ Liberalism and the New Brazilian Right) (Todavia, Brazil, 2021). Esther Solano Gallego is professor of International Relations at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. She holds a Ph D in Social Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain, and currently conducts research on the Brazilian political crisis, conservatism and political behavior. She has edited the book O ódio como política [„Hate as Politics”] (Boitempo, Brazil, 2018) and co-edited the book O Impeachment de Dilma Rousseff nas redes e nas ruas [„Dilma Rousseff”s Impeachment in Social Media and on the Streets”](Expressão Popular, Brazil, 2018). Jonas Medeiros is a social scientist and a researcher at the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP), where he is a member of the Law and Democracy Nucleus (Núcleo Direito e Democracia). He holds a Ph D in Education from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, and currently researches public sphere, social movements, and critical theory. He co-authored Escolas de Luta [“Combative Schools”] (Veneta, Brazil, 2016) and co-edited Ocupar e Resistir: Movimentos de ocupação de escolas pelo Brasil (2015-2016) [“Occupy and Resist: School Occupation Movements across Brazil”] (Editora 34, Brazil, 2019).