The Critical Room: A divided Brazil // AT THIS MOMENT, IN THE NATION'S SKY
As a Latin American version of the United States, Brazil has become increasingly polarized. In Sandra Kogut’s film At This Moment, in the Nation’s Sky, we see a country on the brink of collapse ahead of the 2022 presidential election and the subsequent storming of Congress.
With conspiracy theories, violent riots, fierce divisions, and a former president who has openly played on xenophobia, racism, and outright lies, the film paints a dark portrait of the world’s seventh-largest country.
After the film, we invite you to a discussion about how divided Brazil remains today, three years after the events depicted, with Jair Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison and Lula about to begin his fourth year in his second presidential term. Is there hope for a less divided nation?
Joining the discussion are Yuri Kasahara, researcher at OsloMet, and Catarina Barbieri from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The conversation will be moderated by Benedicte Bull, professor at the Centre for Global Sustainability at the University of Oslo.
The discussion will be held in English.
Panelists
- Yuri Kasahara is a Senior Researcher (Researcher II) at NIBR, OsloMet, and head of NALAS – the Norwegian Association for Latin American Studies. He is an expert on Brazilian politics and has published extensively on the subject.
- Catarina Barbieri is a legal scholar with a Ph.D. in Law from the University of São Paulo. Her research examines the impact of electoral laws and regulations on women’s political participation. She works at PRIO and is a member of the Brazil group at LAG NORGE, a solidarity organization that promotes knowledge-based and nuanced information about Latin America in Norway.
- Moderator: Benedicte Bull is a political scientist and professor at the Centre for Global Sustainability at the University of Oslo. She has extensive knowledge of Latin America and has written numerous books and articles on politics and economics in the region.
