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Andre Pagliarini

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Historian writing about Lula, nationalism & mass politics / @LSU / @BrownHist PhD / @QuincyInst / @Brazil_Office / @Fulbrightprgrm / 🇧🇷🇺🇸

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Jul 2

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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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 14d

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...

Lula and Trump’s Backstage Breakthrough

The apparent thaw between the two leaders is a reminder of why the U.N. still matters.

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 17d

“All options for stabilization are on the table” for Argentina while all options for *de*stabilization are on the table for Brazil 🤔

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 21d

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...

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

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Benjamin H. Bradlow @bhbradlow.bsky.social · 22d

Congrats to André on the release of his book on Lula and the history of"Lulismo"!

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

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)

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you so much, my man! One love. Abração

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

Please check it out wherever you buy books, consider picking up a copy, ask your library to get it etc etc. It would mean a great deal to me 😘 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future

Lula: A People's President and the Fight for Brazil's Future, In 2022, left-wing former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won an unprecedented third term in Brazil, defeating far-right incumbent Jai...

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

Understanding the conditions that made Lula possible requires us to look further back, decades before he was born. The result of that discussion is “Lula: A People’s President and the Fight for Brazil’s Future” — out today! I’m proud and happy that it’s done (3/3)

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

I jumped at the opportunity, but said instead of a biography — there are very good, recent ones of those published in English — I’d like to write a political history of Lula and lulismo... (2/3)

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 22d

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)

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · 24d

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.

lsureveille.com

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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

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...

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 8

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.

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 8

Como disse o “companheiro” Alckmin outro dia, existem muitas *siglas* no Brasil mas poucos partidos

CNN Brasil @cnn-brasil.bsky.social · Sep 8

Quaest: 6 em cada 10 brasileiros não confiam nos partidos políticos

www.cnnbrasil.com.br

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 7

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

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 7

Article revised, resubmitted, and accepted for publication

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 5

You’re the man, Nick. I’m so grateful!!

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 5

They nailed it! Thanks so much, Nick ❤️

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Author copies in hand! Very excited

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 3

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!
lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...

Assistant Professor - Modern European History

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh my...I am honored and really hope it prompted some useful discussion! Wishing you all a great semester

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wow, congrats!

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · Sep 2

“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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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · Sep 1

My @lsu.bsky.social History department colleague @apagliar.bsky.social, bringing the knowledge to the New York Times. 🗃️

Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 1

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.

www.nytimes.com

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Andre Pagliarini @apagliar.bsky.social · Sep 1

Muito obrigado, queridão <3