State, State Institutions, and Political Power in Brazil

The political conflicts during the Workers’ Party administrations led by Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff have been driven by disputes between two fractions of the country’s bourgeoisie: the internal and the internationalized bourgeoisie. Their ideologies, policies, institutions, and for...

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Published in:Latin American perspectives 2016-03, Vol.43 (2), p.190-206
Main Authors: Boito, Armando, Saad-Filho, Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism
Bank capital
Bourgeois
Bourgeoisie
Broadcasting
Democracy
Development banks
Disputes
Judicial system
Lula da Silva, Luiz Inacio
Management
Mass media
Middle class
Neoliberalism
Political conflict
Political institutions
Political parties
Political power
Political representation
Presidents
Public administration
Public policy
Rousseff, Dilma
Social classes
State power
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Summary:The political conflicts during the Workers’ Party administrations led by Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff have been driven by disputes between two fractions of the country’s bourgeoisie: the internal and the internationalized bourgeoisie. Their ideologies, policies, institutions, and forms of political representation have determined government policies and outcomes. These processes have unfolded within an authoritarian democracy whose structures have not been challenged by the party. The party’s limited power and continuing timidity have produced an aggressive reaction by the internationalized bourgeoisie and the upper middle class, leading to a severe crisis in the administration of President Dilma Rousseff. Durante os dois governos do Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), chefiados por Luís Inácio Lula da Silva e por Dilma Rousseff, os conflitos políticos têm sido conflagrados por disputas entre duas facções burguesas do país: a burguesia interna e a burguesia internacionalizada. Suas respectivas formas de representações políticas, ideologias, programas, bem como instituições têm determinado políticas governamentais e seus resultados. Esses processos evoluíram em uma democracia autoritária, cujas estruturas não foram contestadas pelo PT. A timidez contínua e o poder limitado do partido têm produzido uma reação agressiva por parte da burguesia internacionalizada e da classe média alta, levando a uma crise severa na administração da Presidente Dilma Rousseff.
ISSN:0094-582X
1552-678X
DOI:10.1177/0094582X15616120