Abstract:
In this article we analyze the social struggles
in Brazil in the 2000s using data on protest
actions, such as strikes and land occupations, and
chronologies of social conflicts. We also propose
a dialogue between the current physiognomy
of social struggles and the principle traditions
of organization and struggle in the country. We
highlight the social structure and the experiences
of struggle as elements that explain the
transmission of the historical patrimony of the
workers. In addition, we present some reflections
on how to think about the class character and
centrality of the union, popular, and peasant
movement in the overall social struggles in Brazil.
Keywords: Social struggles. Straditions of
struggle. Unionism. Popular movement.
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