Bolsonarism

In politics, figures from Bolsonarism, such as Bolsonaro's son Eduardo Bolsonaro, have sought to attract punishments and international sanctions for Brazil in order to free Bolsonaro from being legally judged according to Brazilian laws, which has triggered a US tariff on the country. Likewise, pro-Bolsonaro deputies, with the support of parties such as União Brasil, PP, and Novo, tried to block, intimidate, destabilize, and impede the functioning of the legal entities of the legislature (Senate and Congress) as a form of blackmail for their objectives, such as making it difficult to vote on government projects that benefit workers (such as the exemption from income tax) and trying to free Jair Bolsonaro and those involved in the coup attempt and extremists from the January 8 attacks. Bolsonaro supporters have also repeatedly threatened to kill Brazilian authorities and politicians.

Ideology

Bolsonarism was the predominant ideology of the Bolsonaro government and, according to its critics, is associated with rhetoric defending the family, patriotism, conservatism, anti-communism, scientific denialism, carrying weapons, and aversion to the political left, as well as the cult of the figure of Bolsonaro, often called a "myth". Writer Olavo de Carvalho is often cited as having been the "guru" of the Bolsonarist ideology.

Although Bolsonaro defined his government as "free from ideological constraints", and did not recognize Bolsonarism as an ideology, his supporters – pejoratively called "Bolsominions" – diverge between those who agree with Bolsonaro and those who use the term to express their political position.

Bolsonaro through his political career has opposed human rights and minority rights in Brazil, and under his presidency human and minority rights were increasingly targeted by government policies.

While being against "globalism", Bolsonaro sought to work with various other neo-fascist, far-right, and authoritarian political parties, groups, and strategists to combat left wing politics across central and south America. Efforts towards this goal included helping to set up the Madrid Forum.

Anti-Workers' Party and anti-communism

Being against and hostility towards the Workers' Party constituted a large part of rhetoric from Bolsonaro and among his supporters. Bolsonaro combined this anti-Workers' Party rhetoric with anti-communist sentiment, using the Workers' Party membership in the São Paulo Forum as a line of attack, with him describing the São Paulo Forum as "a political group with a left-wing communist ideology, led by Lula and Fidel Castro".

Bolsonaro adopted the motto of "our flag will never be red" . The slogan is used by Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, especially during his 2018 Brazilian election campaign and his subsequent four-year term. The slogan's impact led to the release of a documentary directed by Pablo López Guelli with the same title - Our Flag Will Never Be Red. At Bolsonaro rallies, protesters shout the slogan, referring to the red flags of the Workers' Party and symbols of communism. During Bolsonaro's inauguration he said to the crowd of people that Brazil had begun to "liberate itself from socialism". During his presidency he sought to dismantle organizations that he referred to as "dens of leftism", such as the public health research foundation Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Bolsonarists would also label any criticism of Bolsonaro as coming from such "dens".Vocal supporters of Bolsonaro from his political party, such as Coronel Fernanda, have since Bolsonaro's election introduced bills seeking to criminalise support for communism in Brazil.