{"id":7446,"date":"2025-12-09T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extremebeliefs.com\/?post_type=paper&#038;p=7446"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:27:34","slug":"article-the-great-collusion-analysis-of-conspiracy-theories-in-official-speeches-of-pro-bolsonaro-brazilian-federal-representatives-2019-2024","status":"publish","type":"paper","link":"https:\/\/extremebeliefs.com\/nl\/paper\/article-the-great-collusion-analysis-of-conspiracy-theories-in-official-speeches-of-pro-bolsonaro-brazilian-federal-representatives-2019-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Article: &#8220;The Great Collusion: Analysis of Conspiracy Theories in Official Speeches of Pro-Bolsonaro Brazilian Federal Representatives (2019\u20132024)&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract This study analyzes the political speeches of Brazilian federal representatives from the Liberal Party (PL), the primary platform for Bolsonarism, to identify patterns and features of conspiracy theories. Two core concepts are used: conspiracy theories as a worldview that addresses unpredictability and complexity of life in contemporary society, and Bolsonarism as a fundamentally conspiracist worldview grounded in reactionary authoritarianism and populism. Analyzing speeches delivered between 2019 and 2024, our inductive methodology identified both epistemological (logic) and narrative (rhetoric) elements. These individual elements organically integrated to form a pervasive, overarching conspiracy theory that we term \u201cThe Grand Collusion\u201d. This theory was strategically deployed to support electoral campaigns and structure political opposition to the Lula government. \u201cThe Grand Collusion\u201d alleges a vast alliance between the top echelons of the Judiciary (led by STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes) and the Brazilian Left (led by Lula), with assistance from major media and multilateral organizations. Its alleged objectives include rigging the 2022 elections and orchestrating the systematic persecution and censorship of Right-wing politicians and conservative citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Keywords: conspiracy theory; Bolsonarism; Brazilian far-right; populism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-7446","paper","type-paper","status-publish"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Article: &quot;The Great Collusion: Analysis of Conspiracy Theories in Official Speeches of Pro-Bolsonaro Brazilian Federal Representatives (2019\u20132024)&quot; - Extreme Beliefs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extremebeliefs.com\/paper\/article-the-great-collusion-analysis-of-conspiracy-theories-in-official-speeches-of-pro-bolsonaro-brazilian-federal-representatives-2019-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"nl_NL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Article: &quot;The Great Collusion: Analysis of Conspiracy Theories in Official Speeches of Pro-Bolsonaro Brazilian Federal Representatives (2019\u20132024)&quot; - Extreme Beliefs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abstract This study analyzes the political speeches of Brazilian federal representatives from the Liberal Party (PL), the primary platform for Bolsonarism, to identify patterns and features of conspiracy theories. 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