Considerations on Brazilian colonial process

Abstract

Although many scholars have discussed, written about, and analyzed the process of Brazilian political, economic, and social colonialism, this theme is of interest to the authors of this article and is always recurring, timely, and necessary for reviewing and understanding the process of the social, political, and economic constitution of Brazilian society. The article addresses the process of colonialism in Brazil and its historical, social, and economic implications, highlighting how this phenomenon shaped Brazilian social structure and continues to impact the country. Using the dialectical method and a bibliographic approach, the research investigates colonialism from the perspective of analyzing the Brazilian colonial process and its historical, social, and economic implications, showing how this phenomenon continues to negatively impact Brazilian society. The research problem questions how colonialism, throughout its phases, influenced the country's socioeconomic structures, and how decoloniality can contribute to understanding this process. This article aligns with the proposal of the Thematic Dossier "Challenges for the Constitution of a Political Epistemology of Development in Light of Brazilian and Mozambican Experiences in the Context of Geopolitical Emergencies," especially Research Line 1, titled "The Brazilian Colonial Heritage and Its Impact on the Constitution of a National Development Project." The conclusion reinforces that the marks of colonialism remain visible in Brazilian society, both at the structural level and in power relations. The study highlights the relevance of understanding these historical dynamics and suggests that colonial legacies are a fertile field for academic investigations, helping to understand the complexities of current geopolitical transformations.

Key words: colonialism; dependency; neocolonialism; decoloniality.