Brazil for what/to whom?

Abstract

To think about a given nation is to recognize and dispute it at the same time. To understand the general framework of power which constitute and fight for brasilianity is a task that belongs solely to the Philosophy of the State, enriched by all scientific contributions which allows it to do so. This article seeks to carry out a reading of Brazil in three moments that all continue to act and dispute, by themselves or by agents, the meaning of true brasilianity. Brazil in-itself is a nation of affections and pain, a people whose rich traditions enchants and whose hardships arouse interest, its projects are of timid external projection and a sense of leaving itself to the existence of its people alone. Brazil for-itself, in turn, is a mercantile nation, intrepid and rational, albeit profoundly violent, and whose projects are based on maintaining Brazil’s insertion in a world economic order in which our position is already given. Brazil in-itself-for-itself emerges between the previous two, and is a nation of passions and joy, a people whose traditions amalgamate and ceaselessly reconnect to form the new, and whose projects seeks to guarantee a place for Brazil in the world for its uniqueness and pridefulness. Understanding the extent to which one or another dimension of the Brazilian nation conquers political power and what kind of projects it outlines for the future of our State seems to be an essential exercise for us to become aware of the central power dynamics in Brazil and, eventually, position ourselves accordingly in face of the demands and perspectives of each one of them.