International Journal on Criminology Volume 7, Number 2, Spring 2020 | Page 54

The Security Foundations of Jair
Bolsonaro’s Electoral Breakthrough
Nicolas Dolo 1
Abstract
The “triumphant” election to the post of President of the Republic
of Brazil of candidate Jair Bolsonaro, a retired army captain who
espouses a very hard line in matters of security, corruption, and
state authority, is more than a coincidence. As Brazil has become
increasingly wealthy, internationally successful, and regionally influential,
and as inequality has begun to diminish significantly, the
country has experienced an explosion of violence. The murder statistics
are relentless and staggering: from fewer than 20,000 deaths
per year in the early 1980s, they reached the record level of 62,500
deaths in 2017. The annual cost of violence in Brazil is between 2.3
and 2.5 percent of annual GNP.
Keywords: Brazil, Bolsonaro, muders, police, Russia
Los fundamentos de seguridad del
avance electoral de Jair Bolsonaro
Resumen
La elección “triunfante” al puesto de presidente de la República de
Brasil del candidato Jair Bolsonaro, un capitán retirado del ejército
que defiende una línea muy dura en materia de seguridad, corrupción
y autoridad estatal, es más que una coincidencia. A medida
que Brasil se ha vuelto cada vez más rico, exitoso internacional y
regionalmente influyente, y la desigualdad ha comenzado a disminuir
significativamente, el país ha experimentado una explosión de
violencia. Las estadísticas de asesinatos son implacables y asombrosas:
desde menos de 20,000 muertes por año a principios de la
década de 1980, alcanzaron el nivel récord de 62,500 muertes en
1 Nicolas Dolo, a specialist in international investment, strategic management, and economic intelligence,
divides his time between France, Brazil, and Russia. He received his law degree from the
University of Paris XI and completed a degree in Management and Finance at the ISG, an MBA in
Strategy at Pace University, the AMDP program at Harvard University, and the MRSIC program
at the Economic Warfare School of Paris. As a polyglot, he focuses above all on trying to establish
dialogue and economic links between companies in these three countries.
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