URSAL

URSAL (acronym in Portuguese for "Union of Socialist Republics of Latin America") is a jocular term coined in 2001 by Brazilian sociologist Maria Lúcia Victor Barbosa[1][2] to mock criticism of left-wing politicians and intellectuals by the Free Trade Area of the Americas led by the United States.[3][4] Subsequently the expression was taken seriously by Olavo de Carvalho and by Brazilian right-wingers, resurfacing on YouTube and other media as a globalist plan related to a supposed Latin American integration plan propagated by the São Paulo Forum.[5][6][7]

Latin America, region of the globe that supposes the option URSAL.

In 2018 the Brazilian federal deputy and presidential candidate, Cabo Daciolo, spoke of URSAL as a plan to end national sovereignties on the continent.[4] Daciolo referred to URSAL when he questioned Ciro Gomes[8][9] during the first debate among candidates of the 2018 Brazilian presidential election. Daciolo said URSAL would be a federation of Latin American and Caribbean countries with characteristics of a large bloc of socialist republics.[10][11]

During Jair Bolsonaro's visit to London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in 2022, after a speech in which he was criticized for not respecting the moment of mourning,[12] one member of a group criticizing his presence in London was wrongly arrested and subsequently released after an anonymous report to the police,[13] allegedly about someone wearing a red t-shirt which displayed the URSAL acronym.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Tudo que sabemos sobre a URSAL". Vice. 2018-08-14.
  2. Originally, she used the pejorative word Republiquetas (little republics) instead of Repúblicas.
  3. "Os companheiros" (in Portuguese). Folha de Londrina. 2001-12-08.
  4. "Crítica do PT, socióloga diz que inventou Ursal em 2001 como ironia". Folha de S. Paulo. 2018-08-13.
  5. "#ElectionWatch: URSAL, Illuminati, and Brazil's YouTube Subculture". Digital Forensic Research Lab. Atlantic Council. 2018-08-30.
  6. "YouTube ajudou a amplificar teoria da Ursal, diz relatório". Folha de S.Paulo. 2018-08-30.
  7. "La URSAL: una teoría de la conspiración que llegó al debate político de Brasil" (in Spanish). El País. 2018-08-16.(in Portuguese)
  8. "Paraná Pesquisas: Após viralizar com URSAL, Daciolo ultrapassa Meirelles, Boulos e Amoêdo". Revista Fórum. 2018-08-15.
  9. "Cabo Daciolo pode ter um papel mais importante do que parece na eleição, diz Financial Times". InfoMoney. 2018-08-21.
  10. "Citada por Cabo Daciolo, Ursal seria 5ª maior economia do mundo". O Globo. 2018-08-10.
  11. "Cabo Daciolo, Plano Ursal e teoria da conspiração provocam avalanche de memes". Revista Fórum. 2018-08-10.
  12. "Jair Bolsonaro uses visit to London for Queen's funeral as 'election soapbox'". the Guardian. 2022-09-18. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. "Met handcuff peaceful anti-Bolsonaro protester to delight of Brazil's far right". the Guardian. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
  14. "'Eram como animais raivosos', diz ativista sobre bolsonaristas em Londres". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-19.

Further reading
  • BOMFIM, Manoel. A América Latina: males de origem. Ed. do centenário. Rio de Janeiro: Topbooks, 2005. 390 p. ISBN 9788574751023


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