Political parties in formation in post-2013 Brazil and the anti-political establishment rhetoric

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to know whether, between 2013 and 2017, there were movements with anti-establishment political rhetoric who applied to become political parties in Brazil. Our evaluation will be empirical-descriptive, and will analyze the party programs used in registrations after the 2013 Protests in Brazil. To ground the concept of an anti-political establishment rhetoric, we will use the three criteria proposed by Abedi (2004). Based on the analysis of these data, and based on these criteria, we conclude that there were, in Brazil, parties trying to register that had an anti-establishment political rhetoric. Having this information is important to understand our political situation, especially in view of the relevance of the topic for contemporary democracies. As the article analyzes objects that do not usually receive much empirical attention, political parties in formation can contribute with reflections on the appropriate methodology for analyzing them, as well as for analyzing the anti-political establishment rhetoric in politics.