POPULISMO AGRÍCOLA NO PAMPA: AGRICULTORES, GLOBALIZAÇÃO E POLÍTICA NO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
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https://doi.org/10.22409/GEOgraphia2025.v27i58.a65118Keywords:
Populism, Electoral geography, Rural, AgribusinessAbstract
A eleição de Jair Bolsonaro no Brasil em 2018 baseou-se numa coligação eleitoral que ligava bairros urbanos ricos, periferias urbanas mais pobres e distritos agrícolas, mas não conseguiu conquistar as regiões rurais mais pobres. A análise tendeu a centrar-se nas dimensões urbanas desta geografia eleitoral. Este artigo aborda essa omissão examinando o caso de uma cidade agrícola no Rio Grande do Sul. Utilizando dados qualitativos para explorar como as mudanças e desafios sociais e económicos foram compreendidos e narrados, argumenta que uma combinação de factores históricos e contemporâneos criou condições nas quais os cidadãos locais votaram por pouco em Bolsonaro.
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