Colombia Internacional

Colomb. int. | eISSN 1900-6004 | ISSN 0121-5612

Justicia sin la Rama Judicial. Estado de Derecho y desigualdad como desafíos para el fortalecimiento de la democracia brasilera

No. 58 (2003-12-01)
  • Ana Tereza Lemos-Nelson
    Profesora de la Universidad Federal de Pernambuco – Brasil. Programa de postgrado en Ciencia Política. NIC-Núcleo de Estudios de Instituciones Coercitivas, Democracia y Derechos Humanos
https://doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint58.2003.03

Abstract

In this article the author argues that the scant existence of state agencies equipped to carry out legal actions in Brazil - described by Guillermo O’Donnell as the inoperance of accountability - is attributable to the weakness of the state of law in this country. The implications of a weak state of law for the quality and sustainability of democracy in Brazil are analyzed in two of the most grave cases of judicial impunity: racial discrimination and public security.

Keywords: state of law, accountability, racial discrimination, public security, judicial system

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