State, State institutions, and political power in Brazil

Abstract

The political conflicts during the Workers' Party administrations led by Luis Inacio 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 Luis Inacio Lula da Silva e por Dilma Rousseff, os conflitos politicos tem sido conflagrados por disputas entre duas faccoes burguesas do pais: a burguesia interna e a burguesia internacionalizada. Suas respectivas formas de representacoes politicas, ideologias, programas, bem como instituicoes tem determinado politicas governamentais e seus resultados. Esses processos evoluiram em uma democracia autoritaria, cujas estruturas nAo foram contestadas pelo PT. A timidez continua e o poder limitado do partido tem produzido uma reacAo agressiva por parte da burguesia internacionalizada e da classe media alta, levando a uma crise severa na administracAo da Presidente Dilma Rousseff.

The political conflicts during the Workers' Party administrations led by Luis Inacio 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. Thei