http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2016/images/latuff_lula_fhc.gifUnder neoliberalism, coups d'état must follow legal niceties, as was shown in Honduras in 2009 and in Paraguay in 2012. Brazil is likely to join their company, but not just now. Large sections of capital want to restore the hegemony of neoliberalism; those who once supported the PT's national development strategy have fallen into line; the media is howling so loudly it has become impossible to think clearly; and most of the upper middle class have descended into a fascist hatred for the PT, the left, the poor, and the blacks. Their disorderly hatred has become so intense, however, that even PSDB politicians are booed in anti-government demonstrations. And, despite the relentless attack, the left remains reasonably strong, as was demonstrated on 18th March. The right and the elite are powerful and ruthless -- but they are also afraid of the consequences of their own daring.

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