Editing Conservatism (section)

==== Brazil ====
{{Main|Conservatism in Brazil}}
{{Conservatism in Brazil}}
Conservatism in Brazil originates from the cultural and historical tradition of Brazil, whose cultural roots are [[Portugal|Luso]]-[[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] and [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Freyre |first=Gilberto |date=1943 |title=Em Torno Do Problema De Uma Cultura Brasileira |journal=Philosophy and Phenomenological Research |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=167–171 |doi=10.2307/2103064 |jstor=2103064}}</ref> More traditional conservative historical views and features include belief in political [[federalism]] and [[Monarchism in Brazil|monarchism]]. Brazil is the only Latin American nation with a relatively strong royalist sentiment, and throughout modern history a significant minority of the population has always supported a monarchical restoration.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schipani |first=Andres |date=January 6, 2020 |title=Royalists pine for days of empire in Bolsonaro's Brazil |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-01-06/royalists-pine-for-days-of-empire-in-bolsonaros-brazil}}</ref>

The [[military dictatorship in Brazil]] was established on April 1, 1964, after a ''coup d'état'' by the [[Brazilian Army]] with support from the United States government, and it lasted for 21 years, until March 15, 1985. The coup received support from almost all high-ranking members of the military along with conservative sectors in society, such as the Catholic Church and anti-communist civilian movements among the Brazilian middle and upper classes. The dictatorship reached the height of its popularity in the 1970s with the so-called [[Brazilian Miracle]]. Brazil's military government provided a model for other military regimes throughout [[Latin America]], being systematized by the "National Security Doctrine", which was used to justify the military's actions as operating in the interest of national security in a time of crisis.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Eduardo |url=http://ictj.org/news/brazil-shatters-its-wall-silence-past |title=Brazil Shatters Its Wall of Silence on the Past |publisher=International Center for Transitional Justice |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref>

In contemporary politics, a [[Conservative wave#Brazil|conservative wave]] began roughly around the [[2014 Brazilian presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |work=Folha de S. Paulo |last=Boulos |first=Guilherme |title=Onda Conservadora |url=https://m.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/guilhermeboulos/2014/10/1529543-onda-conservadora.shtml |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref> According to commentators, the [[National Congress of Brazil]] elected in 2014 may be considered the most conservative since the re-democratisation movement, citing an increase in the number of parliamentarians linked to more conservative segments, such as [[ruralists]], [[Military of Brazil|the military]], [[Police of Brazil|the police]], and [[#Religious_conservatism|religious conservatives]]. The subsequent economic crisis of 2015 and investigations of corruption scandals led to a right-wing movement that sought to rescue ideas from capitalism in opposition to socialism. At the same time, fiscal conservatives such as those that make up the [[Free Brazil Movement]] emerged among many others. Military officer [[Jair Bolsonaro]] of the [[Social Liberal Party (Brazil)|Social Liberal Party]] was the winner of the [[2018 Brazilian presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2017/12/1940171-lula-lidera-e-bolsonaro-se-consolida-em-2-aponta-datafolha.shtml |title=Lula lidera, e Bolsonaro se consolida em 2º, aponta Datafolha |date=December 2, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2017 |agency=Poder}}</ref>