Polls have been indicating for some time now a disturbing social phenomenonThe shift of young men towards right-wing ideologies in both political and social aspects, and the consequent increase in the discrediting, ridicule, and rejection of feminism—both trends that Xavier Bosch discussed in an article from this newspaper.

Recently, Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced Jair Bolsonaro, a retired military officer and highly controversial former president, to 27 years in prison for leading the attempted coup d'état of January 8, 2023, and for several other crimes, including abolishing the rule of law and damaging public property.

One of the first executive orders Trump signed on Inauguration Day was titled: “Defending Women from Gender Extremism and Returning Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” An analysis of the title should make us wonder why it is assumed that only women should be defended from such (and perverse) ideology. But what interests me is that a topic linked to feminism is so important that it ends up being part of the concerns of the first day of the government of a US president. Something is moving, and perhaps in a dangerous direction.

Portugal voted in an election for the presidency of the Republic with a much tougher lockdown and worse covid indexes than Catalonia. They did it as they do things in Portugal, without a fuss. These elections have left two worrying figures: the abstention of 60.51% (despite the fact that in 2011 it was 53%, with no covid) and a notable rise of the far right, which has placed Chega!'s candidate in third place with 11.90% of the votes.