Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar.bsky.social
Historian writing about Lula, nationalism & mass politics / @LSU / @BrownHist PhD / @QuincyInst / @Brazil_Office / @Fulbrightprgrm / 🇧🇷🇺🇸
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Friends in the UK and US: use the code below to get my forthcoming Lula book from @politybooks.bsky.social (July in UK, September in US). I am lining up a few conversations about it already and hoping to do more. Let me know if you’d like to talk! 🤜🤛
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From working-class unionist under dictatorship to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Below essay by Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social tracing the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism.
Lula’s Unfinished Democracy - Dissent Magazine
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
From working-class unionist under dictatorship to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Below essay by Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social tracing the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism.
Reposted by Andre Pagliarini
From working-class unionist to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Our essay of the week traces the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism.
By @apagliar.bsky.social in @dissentmag.bsky.social
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By @apagliar.bsky.social in @dissentmag.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
From working-class unionist to three-term president, Lula da Silva’s journey reflects Brazil’s uneasy balance between procedural democracy and deep inequality. Our essay of the week traces the rise of Lula's pragmatic leftism.
By @apagliar.bsky.social in @dissentmag.bsky.social
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By @apagliar.bsky.social in @dissentmag.bsky.social
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Always extra special to appear in print. Grab the November issue of @newrepublic.com for my review of Philippe Sands’ new book among other great pieces — including a cover story bound to be one of those genuinely memorable artifacts of this political moment
October 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Always extra special to appear in print. Grab the November issue of @newrepublic.com for my review of Philippe Sands’ new book among other great pieces — including a cover story bound to be one of those genuinely memorable artifacts of this political moment
former students at Brown found my book in the wild 😊
October 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
former students at Brown found my book in the wild 😊
I’m about to have a Twitter follower on Brazil’s Supreme Court
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Lula decide indicar Jorge Messias como novo ministro do STF
Presidente Lula ignorou alas do STF e do Senado e escolheu o advogado-geral da União, Jorge Messias, para vaga de Luís Roberto Barroso
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October 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’m about to have a Twitter follower on Brazil’s Supreme Court
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Now unpaywalled: @apagliar.bsky.social on Lula's long fight for democracy in Brazil.
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/lula...
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/lula...
Lula’s Unfinished Democracy - Dissent Magazine
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Now unpaywalled: @apagliar.bsky.social on Lula's long fight for democracy in Brazil.
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/lula...
The Brazilian president once argued that democracy will founder where inequality reigns. Today, he sees fighting inequality as democracy’s animating mission.
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/lula...
For the November issue of @newrepublic.com, I reviewed “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia” by Philippe Sands. It’s quite something. newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Who Gets Away With Crimes Against Humanity?
How dictators and Nazis have eluded the international justice system—with help from their friends
newrepublic.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For the November issue of @newrepublic.com, I reviewed “38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England, and a Nazi in Patagonia” by Philippe Sands. It’s quite something. newrepublic.com/article/2011...
My recap of @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social at UNGA for @foreignpolicy.com (their coverage of the whole week is quite good!)
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foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/t...
Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough
The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.
foreignpolicy.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My recap of @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social at UNGA for @foreignpolicy.com (their coverage of the whole week is quite good!)
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/t...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/25/t...
No other way to put it than to note that this is just the craziest speech I’ve ever seen a US president deliver in a setting like this
September 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
No other way to put it than to note that this is just the craziest speech I’ve ever seen a US president deliver in a setting like this
“All options for stabilization are on the table” for Argentina while all options for *de*stabilization are on the table for Brazil 🤔
September 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“All options for stabilization are on the table” for Argentina while all options for *de*stabilization are on the table for Brazil 🤔
Bolsonaro’s conviction does not lay to rest his political hold on the most feverish contingent of Brazil’s right wing. Indeed, in some ways it raises more questions than it answers. My reaction to the Bolsonaro verdict and immediate aftermath for @jacobinmag.bsky.social
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Bolsonaro Is Finished. But Bolsonarismo Remains a Threat.
The historic sentencing of former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison signals the health of Brazil’s fragile democratic institutions. But it cannot provide a neat ending to the Right’s long...
jacobin.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Bolsonaro’s conviction does not lay to rest his political hold on the most feverish contingent of Brazil’s right wing. Indeed, in some ways it raises more questions than it answers. My reaction to the Bolsonaro verdict and immediate aftermath for @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2025/09/bols...
jacobin.com/2025/09/bols...
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Congrats to André on the release of his book on Lula and the history of"Lulismo"!
Early in @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social’s third term, I was asked if I’d like to write a book about him by an editor at @politybooks.bsky.social… (1/3)
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Congrats to André on the release of his book on Lula and the history of"Lulismo"!
Early in @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social’s third term, I was asked if I’d like to write a book about him by an editor at @politybooks.bsky.social… (1/3)
September 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Early in @lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social’s third term, I was asked if I’d like to write a book about him by an editor at @politybooks.bsky.social… (1/3)
My university “seeks to be the first university in the country to tangibly re-assert its commitment to civil discourse and freedom of speech” by creating a lecture series in honor of Charlie Kirk lsureveille.com/262793/news/...
LSU announces new lecture series in honor of Charlie Kirk - Reveille
The LSU Foundation announced the university is starting a new lecture series to promote free speech following Charlie Kirk's death.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
My university “seeks to be the first university in the country to tangibly re-assert its commitment to civil discourse and freedom of speech” by creating a lecture series in honor of Charlie Kirk lsureveille.com/262793/news/...
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Our fall issue, Authoritarianism and Resistance, is out now!
Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social
www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...
Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social
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September 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our fall issue, Authoritarianism and Resistance, is out now!
Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social
www.dissentmagazine.org/issue/fall-2...
Featuring @patrickiber.bsky.social @sarahjones.bsky.social @apagliar.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @viririos.bsky.social @humbertobeck.bsky.social @petizagavarrete.bsky.social
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Continuing the blitz ahead of book release next week, I am very pleased to have an essay on Lula in the new @dissentmag.bsky.social, out today. The whole issue is timely, deep, and incredibly sharp.
September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Continuing the blitz ahead of book release next week, I am very pleased to have an essay on Lula in the new @dissentmag.bsky.social, out today. The whole issue is timely, deep, and incredibly sharp.
Como disse o “companheiro” Alckmin outro dia, existem muitas *siglas* no Brasil mas poucos partidos
Quaest: 6 em cada 10 brasileiros não confiam nos partidos políticos
Quaest: 6 em cada 10 brasileiros não confiam nos partidos políticos
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September 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Como disse o “companheiro” Alckmin outro dia, existem muitas *siglas* no Brasil mas poucos partidos
Independence Day in Brazil today meant competing demonstrations. Pro-Bolsonaro crowd celebrated the Stars and Stripes — a gesture of gratitude toward a nation waging a trade war against Brazil — while the left conspicuously sought to deepen its reclamation of the national colors
September 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Independence Day in Brazil today meant competing demonstrations. Pro-Bolsonaro crowd celebrated the Stars and Stripes — a gesture of gratitude toward a nation waging a trade war against Brazil — while the left conspicuously sought to deepen its reclamation of the national colors
Article revised, resubmitted, and accepted for publication
September 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Article revised, resubmitted, and accepted for publication
Author copies in hand! Very excited
September 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Author copies in hand! Very excited
My department is hiring a TT position in 20th c Europe (not Britain), especially Eastern or Central Europe. Candidates must be able to assist in advising graduate students in German history. I'm not on committee but happy to answer questions. Please share!
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Assistant Professor - Modern European History
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September 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My department is hiring a TT position in 20th c Europe (not Britain), especially Eastern or Central Europe. Candidates must be able to assist in advising graduate students in German history. I'm not on committee but happy to answer questions. Please share!
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“The Brazilian president may have faced down” Donald Trump, writes Andre Pagliarini. “But his biggest challenge is still to come.”
Opinion | Lula Faced Down Trump. Now Comes His Biggest Challenge.
For President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, the stakes ahead of next year’s election could not be higher.
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September 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“The Brazilian president may have faced down” Donald Trump, writes Andre Pagliarini. “But his biggest challenge is still to come.”
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My @lsu.bsky.social History department colleague @apagliar.bsky.social, bringing the knowledge to the New York Times. 🗃️
With 2 weeks to go until my Lula book is out, I have an essay in today’s @nytimes.com/@nytopinion.nytimes.com presenting the stakes. Please consider preordering? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | He Faced Down Trump. Now Comes His Biggest Challenge.
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September 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My @lsu.bsky.social History department colleague @apagliar.bsky.social, bringing the knowledge to the New York Times. 🗃️
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September 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM