URSAL (, Union of Socialist Republics of Latin America) is a term coined in 2001 by Brazilian sociologist

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to mock criticism from left-wing politicians and intellectuals with regards to the proposed

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. The expression was taken seriously by Brazilian

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ers, including

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, and resurfaced on

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and other media as a supposed Latin American integration plan backed by the

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, during the first Brazilian presidential debate, the then-federal deputy and presidential candidate

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spoke of URSAL as a plan to end

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in South America while questioning fellow candidate

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. Daciolo said that URSAL would be a socialist federation of

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n and

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countries.

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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. 2001 neologisms São Paulo Forum Conspiracy theories in Brazil Hoaxes Political catchphrases Pages containing links to subscription-only content Internet memes introduced from Brazil {{Brazil-poli-stub

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