BRAZIL, BIG STATE, TIED PEOPLE

Abstract

The text proposes a reflection on the reasons and effects of public policies that accelerate the collapse of the State, placing the nation among the worst in terms of growth and social development, increasing violence and organized crime, spreading corruption and an education that is declining in global rankings. On the other hand, we are the country with the greatest biodiversity in the world, the largest river basin on the planet, abundant in mineral resources such as oil, niobium, iron and gold. In addition, industrial and agricultural activities have great global economic potential. In this scenario, the following questions arise: Why is Brazil seen as a backward nation? What is the government's objective in keeping the population alienated? According to Luiz Philippe de Orleans e Bragança, "The oligarchies have transformed the Brazilian State into an uncontrollable entity, with government and bureaucracy interconnected to a few companies that support the entire political system of perpetuating power." (2017, p.80) The purpose of this article is to discuss these issues to demonstrate the negative consequences of the current political scenario, mentioning the economic, educational and security situation, the crisis in democracy and the distortion of information. Through bibliographic research, it helps to understand the changes in the abuses of contemporary political power, through authors such as (BRAGANÇA, 2017), (GATTO, 2018), (GARSCHAGEN. 2015), (BAUMAN, 2021). The reflections on social transformations, the neglect of the State, the loss of legitimacy and identity, are not random, but rather purposeful in the hands of a few who control the country's economic and political influence.