The Rule of Law in Brazil: The Legal Construction of Inequality

Juliano Zaiden Benvindo

University of Brasília

This book offers a broad perspective of the functioning, evolution, and dynamics of the rule of law in Brazil.

In the context of a rising crisis of liberal principles and ‘democratic decay’ in global constitutionalism, the book explores how Brazilian democracy has dealt with the authoritarian mindset which still plays a big role in the fate of the country.

It considers whether the democratic achievements and institutional framework that have strengthened over the years are capable of defending the rule of law as an imperative for Brazil’s development, especially in times when the country seems most in need of them.

Juliano Zaiden Benvindo is Professor of Constitutional Law and Head of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at the University of Brasília, Brazil.

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