Família e esfera pública no Brasil: ideias conservadoras e gramáticas políticas

Abstract

This research seeks to understand the ideas, contextual elements, and compositions of conservative discourses and practices surrounding the notion of family. In this sense, it observes the relationship between a grammar of conservative thought and its unfolding in the Chamber of Deputies between 2013 and 2022, corresponding specifically to the 54th and 55th Legislatures. The research initially takes the form of a study of conservative thought from the perspective of its own organic intellectuals and, in a second stage, unfolds into a documentary analysis of the Family Statute Bill. The political performances and agencies of the parliamentarians involved are understood within the framework of this conservative grammar. The methodology employed focused on a review of narrative literature by conservative thinkers and, above all, resorted to documentary analysis to deal with the archives, procedures, and appended documents of the Chamber of Deputies. Among the findings, it is understood that Brazilian conservatives incorporate an active role in the political context, aiming for a struggle for hegemony in the realm of culture and behavior. It is also considered that classifications and idealizations at the theoretical level are sedimented and reinterpreted in discourses and legislative action. Furthermore, it is noted that conservative thought constitutes a relevant instrument for fostering ideas, consolidating in debates held within the public sphere, where speech is an end in itself.