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“A Libertarian Re-examination of Early 19th-Century Politics in Brazil”

Abstract: This article offers a libertarian re-examination of Brazilian political history focusing mainly on the first few decades of the 19th century. The article finds two main tendencies lurking behind the various political parties and labels of the time: one, associated mainly with the Conservative Party, leaned dangerously away from the individual liberties advocated by classical liberalism and instead more toward authoritarian forms of government. The other, associated mainly with the Liberal Party, was more libertarian in nature. This article also concludes that other examinations of these budding political parties fall short by overlooking a potentially authoritarian state underlying the Conservative project that dominated politics in Brazil at the time.

Keywords: Brazil, classical liberalism, conservatism, individual rights, slavery, immigration

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May 26, 2016, By Bruno Goncalves Rosi Filed Under: Libertarian Papers, Volume 8 (2016)

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