The perpetuation of power through hereditarity in Brazil

Brazilian Succession Law and its contribution to social inequality in the country

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate how the construction of the country was carried out so that a small part of the population could maintain the status quo, enjoying perks and privileges, using legal rules for the perpetuation and transfer of power, whether economic or social - in Brazil the two spread. As a specific objective, it is necessary to present how the application of Succession Law aims at the predominance of the bourgeois elite, which brings as a product perverse social inequality. The methodology was based on research and bibliography review. Enjoying diverse bibliographies, the present work makes a chronological structure of the facts that built the country, with the objective of demonstrating the ailments of the Brazilian system, from its colonization to the contemporary, focusing on the use of Succession Law for the perpetuation of the elites. Finally, it is intended to end with the criticism of the system itself, presenting solutions to the problem in question, with possibilities to move towards a unique, fair Brazil, which knows its history, and thus, evolves through knowledge.