Leaders from 26 countries will come together in Brazil for an international conference to debate strategies against the far right

In May, São Paulo will host the international conference “The Way Out Is Through the Left – Good Night, Far Right,” an event that will bring together representatives of political parties, social movements, parliamentarians, researchers, and progressive leaders from 26 countries across four continents to debate global strategies for confronting the far right.

Organized by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Brazil and Paraguay, the conference marks the second edition of the international project Good Night, Far Right. The first edition took place in Berlin in 2025 and marked the launch of an international initiative to exchange political, electoral, and organizational experiences among progressive forces in response to the global rise of authoritarian agendas.

Most of the program will take place behind closed doors and will be directed toward international participants, featuring working groups, strategic exchanges, and discussions on recent experiences in electoral campaigns, grassroots organizing, political communication, and institutional action. The conference’s main objective is to strengthen international cooperation networks and expand coordination among left-wing organizations operating in different national contexts.

Topics to be discussed include the rise of the far right, disinformation, public security, social media, authoritarian populism, and communication strategies capable of reconnecting progressive projects with the concrete concerns of the population. The event is based on the assessment that the far right has consolidated an international capacity for influence and therefore requires coordinated political responses on a global scale.

According to Philip Degenhardt, head of the International Dialogue and Cooperation Center of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, the conference seeks to strengthen “the left’s capacity to respond to the advance of authoritarian agendas, disinformation, and the growing influence of right-wing forces in the global public sphere.”

Andreas Behn, director of the Brazil and Paraguay office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, stated that the meeting aims to expand international cooperation through the “exchange of concrete experiences and the construction of common strategies among different countries.”

The conference will include representatives from political organizations and social movements from Latin America, Europe, the United States, and Palestine, including members of the Democratic Socialists of America, Die Linke, Bloco de Esquerda, and the Palestinian People’s Party, as well as representatives of Brazilian political parties and grassroots movements.

As part of the program, a public event will also take place on May 16 in São Paulo, open to the public and dedicated to an international debate on political strategies against the far right.