URSAL

Latin America, region of the globe that supposes the option 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] to mock criticism of left-wing politicians and intellectuals by the Free Trade Area of the Americas led by the United States .[2][3] 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.[4][5][6]

In 2018 the Brazilian federal deputy and presidential candidate, Cabo Daciolo, spoke of URSAL as a plan to end national sovereignties on the continent.[3] Daciolo referred to URSAL when he questioned Ciro Gomes[7][8] 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.[9][10]

During Jair Bolsonaro's visit to London for the Queen Elizabeth II's funeral in 2022, after a speech in which he was criticized for not respecting the moment of mourning,[11] one member of a group criticizing his presence in London was wrongly arrested and subsequently released after an annonymous report to the police,[12] allegedly about someone wearing a red t-shirt which looked similar to the one worn, which displayed the URSAL acronym.[13]

## Contents

* 1 See also
* 2 References
* 3 Further reading
* 4 External links

## See also

* Socialism in Brazil
* Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory
* Prometheism
* Patria Grande, another concept for a united Latin America

## References

1. ↑ "Tudo que sabemos sobre a URSAL". 2018-08-14. https://www.vice.com/pt_br/article/7xqmyy/tudo-que-sabemos-sobre-a-ursal.
2. ↑ "Os companheiros" (in pt). Folha de Londrina. 2001-12-08. https://www.folhadelondrina.com.br/opiniao/os-companheiros-372991.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crítica do PT, socióloga diz que inventou Ursal em 2001 como ironia.". Folha de S. Paulo. 2018-08-13. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2018/08/critica-do-pt-sociologa-diz-que-inventou-ursal-em-2001-como-ironia.shtml.
4. ↑ "#ElectionWatch: URSAL, Illuminati, and Brazil's YouTube Subculture". Atlantic Council. 2018-08-30. https://medium.com/dfrlab/electionwatch-ursal-illuminati-and-brazils-youtube-subculture-56c3a6d5c767.
5. ↑ "YouTube ajudou a amplificar teoria da Ursal, diz relatório". Folha de S.Paulo. 2018-08-30. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2018/08/youtube-ajudou-a-amplificar-teoria-da-ursal-diz-relatorio.shtml.
6. ↑ "La URSAL: una teoría de la conspiración que llegó al debate político de Brasil" (in es). El País. 2018-08-16. https://verne.elpais.com/verne/2018/08/16/articulo/1534409995_060445.html. Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
7. ↑ "Paraná Pesquisas: Após viralizar com URSAL, Daciolo ultrapassa Meirelles, Boulos e Amoêdo". 2018-08-15. https://www.revistaforum.com.br/parana-pesquisas-apos-viralizar-com-ursal-daciolo-ultrapassa-meirelles-boulos-e-amoedo/.
8. ↑ "Cabo Daciolo pode ter um papel mais importante do que parece na eleição, diz Financial Times". 2018-08-21. https://www.infomoney.com.br/mercados/politica/noticia/7580258/cabo-daciolo-pode-ter-um-papel-mais-importante-do-que-parece-na-eleicao-diz-financial-times.
9. ↑ "Citada por Cabo Daciolo, Ursal seria 5ª maior economia do mundo.". O Globo. 2018-08-10. https://oglobo.globo.com/brasil/citada-por-cabo-daciolo-ursal-seria-5-maior-economia-do-mundo-22968263.
10. ↑ "Cabo Daciolo, Plano Ursal e teoria da conspiração provocam avalanche de memes". 2018-08-10. https://www.revistaforum.com.br/cabo-daciolo-plano-ursal-e-teoria-da-conspiracao-provocam-avalanche-de-memes/.
11. ↑ "Jair Bolsonaro uses visit to London for Queen’s funeral as ‘election soapbox’" (in en). 2022-09-18. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/18/bolsonaro-uses-visit-to-london-for-queens-funeral-as-election-soapbox.
12. ↑ "Met handcuff peaceful anti-Bolsonaro protester to delight of Brazil’s far right" (in en). 2022-09-20. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/20/met-handcuff-peaceful-anti-bolsonaro-protester-to-delight-of-brazils-far-right.
13. ↑ "'Eram como animais raivosos', diz ativista sobre bolsonaristas em Londres" (in pt-br). https://noticias.uol.com.br/eleicoes/2022/09/18/eram-como-animais-raivosos-diz-ativista-sobre-bolsonaristas-em-londres.htm.

## Further reading

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

## External links

* Programa Pensamento Crítico - Pátria Grande (E58). Video produced by the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Federal University of Santa Catarina. In the episode, Nildo Ouriques and Waldir Rampinelli discuss the idea of Great Nation, raised in the presidential debate under the name of URSAL.

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