%0 Journal Article %T Direito, pol¨ªtica, autoritarismo e democracia no Brasil: da Revolu o de 30 ¨¤ promulga o da Constitui o da Rep¨²blica de 1988 %A Cristiano Paix£¿o %J Araucaria %D 2011 %I Universidad de Sevilla %X There were authoritarian and democratic constitutions in Brazilian politic and legal history. The focus of this essay will be on 1930-1945 and 1964-1988 periods. Constitutional history is here produced emphasizing the relationship between politics and law. The authoritarian experience post-1930 is stressed, particularly on the 1937-1945 years. In the following section, the essay intends to analyze the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985) under a conceptual point of view. The confl icting projects at that time - on the constitution and the political transition - are emphasized. In the conclusive remarks, the essay intends to demonstrate some risks and challenges for contemporary constitutionalism, especially under the 1987-1988 constitution-making process. %U http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=28220704008