Abstract

Brazil moved from the most dynamic period in its educational policies during Lula s period 2002-2010 and Rousseff s government 2011-2016 to their dismantling by Michel Temer s 2016-2018 and Jair M Bolsonaro s governments By employing a comparative analysis we argue that during the PT s governments there was a convergence between foreign policy and domestic development goals The overall goal was to combine both economic prosperity and welfare policies In Temer s and Bolsonaro s governments the education sector has suffered from budget cuts and termination of international programs Despite a lack of clear purpose in Bolsonaro s government decision-making we have seen a noticeable denial-driven setback in education policies