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Civil Society and Environmental Protection in Brazil: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Antônio Márcio Buainain (University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil)
Junior Ruiz Garcia (Federal University of Paraná - UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil)

Contestations in Global Civil Society

ISBN: 978-1-80043-701-2, eISBN: 978-1-80043-700-5

Publication date: 30 May 2022

Abstract

In this chapter, the authors argue that the performance and dynamic of civil society in Brazil has been fundamentally guided by local institutions, but that the issues, approaches and political decisions that gained publicity, and thus helped to strengthen civil society mobilization, have been strongly influenced by the agendas of the so-called “global civil society.” It would be wrong to classify them as foreign issues or declassify them based on the argument that they consider largely external interests or the reality of developed countries. The authors will attempt to show how the issues on the civil society agenda that are supported in arenas of public debate in Brazil are filtered by local institutions and are only considered relevant if they mirror the reality of the country and correspond to the aspirations, demands and challenges of certain segments of society.

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Buainain, A.M. and Garcia, J.R. (2022), "Civil Society and Environmental Protection in Brazil: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back", Oberoi, R., Halsall, J.P. and Snowden, M. (Ed.) Contestations in Global Civil Society, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 97-117. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-700-520221009

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