Article
French
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Abstract
This article analyses the trajectory of social protection policies in Brazil over the last three decades. The adoption by the Constitution of a universal and redistributive model has made it possible to strengthen social security, driven by a social demand for greater equality, which has found an institutional response in the context of democratic transition and, subsequently, in increased participation in elections. The article presents the main features of the new social protection system, supporting the assumption that its establishment has changed and amplified the distributional conflict within Brazilian society. In the context of the democratic breakdown that took place since 2016, the liberal programme of deconstruction of the social state has gained ground. Tax and labour law reforms and the proposed social security reform introduce regressions in the main policies that had led to progress in the area of redistribution specific to the social protection system since 1988. The consolidation of this agenda will have a negative impact on the dynamics of inequality, on the quality of citizenship and even on the rule of law in Brazil.