Lua Nova, São Paulo, 123, e123039pr, 2024 Original Articles READING THE FAR RIGHT BEYOND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS: NEOLIBERALISM, DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT, AND JAVIER MILEI'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP 1 Paulo Ravecca Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Canadá E-mail: paulo.ravecca@smu.ca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-9520 Emiliano Robaina Universidad de la República, Montevidéu, Uruguai E-mail: nanorobaina@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6444-8678 Facundo Zannier Universidad de la República, Montevidéu, Uruguai E-mail: fzannier@estudiantes.unsam.edu.ar https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9442-2912 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-123039pr/123 1 Marcela Schenck’s intellectual input has been invaluable throughout the writing process, and we are deeply grateful for her support. Paulo Ravecca presented an earlier version of the article at the University of Northern British Columbia’s Global Friday series on March 15, 2024. He extends his warm thanks to Fiona MacDonald and Sara Farhan for this opportunity; the conversations with them and the audience nurtured the subsequent iterations of this work. This project also benefited greatly from in-depth discussions in June 2024 with students and faculty at Universidad de Antioquia’s stunning campus. Paulo’s gratitude to Luis Miguel Obando and the university’s Program of Political Studies cannot be overstated. The ongoing exchanges on far-right politics with Luciana Ballestrin, Flávia Biroli, Luc Cousineau, Alexandra Dobrowolski, Julián González Scandizzi, Esther Hernández-Medina, Maxwell Kennel, Manuel Larrabure, Fernando Leiva, Charmain Levy, Amy Mack, Diego Rossello, and Guillermina Seri are always inspiring and were instrumental in shaping this piece. The Latin American Studies Association’s Section on Culture, Power and Politics and the Canadian Institute for Far-Right Studies have provided critical spaces to develop and share our ideas. A later version of the article was discussed at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in Philadelphia, where it benefited from thoughtful exchange. We also thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback and valuable comments. Any errors or omissions are solely our responsibility. 1