Novo desenvolvimentismo, lulismo, conflito social e Estado no Brasil

Abstract

This text critically reflects on new developmentalism (Aloizio Mercadante Oliva) and Lulism (André Singer). It is based on the analyses that both authors develop on State’s autonomy in relation to social classes, during the Lula/PT (Workers Party) governments. The discussion is based on the work by Armando Boito Jr., in his reflection of Bonapartism and the disputes between class fractions; Bernardo Mançano Fernandes, who questions the existence of common interests among antagonistic social classes in the countryside; Plínio Arruda Sampaio Jr., an author that argues about the relationship between the maintenance of social segregation and external dependence; and Florestan Fernandes, with his interpretation of the historical social composition of the Brazilian bourgeoisie.