Column says social mobility is reshaping political attitudes in Brazil

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  A Folha column argues that social mobility in Brazil has changed political attitudes, while some people who escaped poverty have forgotten their families’ experiences.

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  The writer says recent elections show affective polarisation, identity-based voting and political choices shaped by group belonging or aspiration.

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  The column argues that resentment can lead people to vote against their personal interests.

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  It also challenges claims that social programmes such as Bolsa Família make poor people lazy.

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  The writer says social programmes helped a middle class emerge and enabled children of domestic workers to attend university and become professionals.

Who

The column’s writer discusses Brazilian voters, including people who have risen out of poverty.

What

The column argues that social mobility is reshaping political attitudes, and that some upwardly mobile voters have forgotten the hardship their families faced.

When

Published on 11 October 2026; it refers to Brazil’s “last elections” without giving their date.

Where

Brazil.

Why

The writer says resentment, polarisation, identity and social media influence political choices, sometimes leading people to vote against their own interests.

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