Desigualdade categórica e reserva de oportunidade no Concurso de Admissão à Carreira Diplomática

Abstract

The article aims to discuss the acess to diplomatic career in Brazil, analyzing the candidates and approved profiles from 2014 to 2018. Charles Tilly’s theory of inequality was the theoretical assumption adopted, supported by the theories of Göran Therbor and Pierre Bourdieu. The Study Guides, documents prepared by the approved classes, were the main source of data. It concludes that the current profile od the brazilian diploma tis configures by the following characteristics: male, white, lawyer or internationalist, coming from the Southeast region, who could dedicate himself fully to the preparation without working and was able to acess knowledge required for a carrer through school, cultural and preparatory courses.