Brazilia bourgeoisie and the reform of the Mercosur Commun External Tarrif
This paper aims to analyse the positioning of the Brazilian domestic bourgeoisie in the face of the
reform of the Mercosur Common External Tariff proposed by the Bolsonaro government
(2019-2022). The work has as theoretical reference the writings of Nicos Poulantzas,
especially the concepts of relative autonomy of the state, power bloc and internal bourgeoisie.
internal bourgeoisie. The research methodology will consist of the content analysis technique to
to identify the interests of the actors involved and interested in the theme addressed. In order to
the analysis, documents and positions in the press of class entities belonging to the
class entities belonging to the domestic bourgeoisie (FIESP, CNI, CNA, etc) will be examined. By investigating
sources, the aim is to understand whether or not there is a consensus within this fraction in relation to the
the reform of the tariff, seeking to analyze which class interests this reform serves and what would be the
would be the model of regional insertion defended by the Brazilian domestic bourgeoisie