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House of Cards: Explaining the Unfolding Political Crisis in Brazil

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Thursday, October 15, 2015
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Dr. John D. French

Eager to learn about the roots of the current political turmoil in Brazil? Excited or fearful about talk of impeaching President Dilma Rousseff? Puzzled by the collapse of her support within months of a hard fought 2014 re-election? Curious about the role of corruption, dog-eat-dog politics, and congressional, juridical, and media truth telling and/or mischief-making? Come hear what a leading U.S. scholar of contemporary Brazilian politics has to say about the background and implications of the country's first big political crisis of the 21st century.