Camila Penna (Professor of the Department of Sociology at UFRGS): “As or more powerful than a change of government, the external shock caused by the pandemic can lead to a realignment of political and social forces, constituting a window of political opportunity for issues and actors who were, in recent years, in a frank process of defeat in the dispute for political hegemony. Even if ephemerally, while the pandemic situation lasts, the perception that the State has a fundamental role in guaranteeing basic social rights gains legitimacy, and activism in favor of these rights gains legitimacy. Keep reading here .
