O 'mau desempenho' de Lugo: Gênero, religião e contramovimento na última destituição presidencial paraguaia

Abstract

This article examines the gender subtext underlying the political judgment that recently took Fernando Lugo of Paraguay's presidency. It departs from the original notion of countermovement and it is inspired by feminist critics of public-private dichotomy. After presenting the immediate reactions to the dismissal of Lugo, the article discusses the political usages of presidential paternity cases, and the performance of 'pro-life' groups of 'Queremos papá y mamá' countermovement. The analysis of these cases shows the relationship between patterns of gender and religious values. In a moral vein, this relationship shapes Lugo's 'poor performance' and completed the trial of former Paraguayan president. At the end, it is suggested the entry of both, the movement/ countermovement dynamics and the religious conservative actors in the social movements analysis.