A revolução russa na consolidação dos direitos sociais e direitos trabalhistas no Brasil: uma análise comparativa (1917-1934)

Abstract

In the history of Brazilian law, it is considered that there are some principles and values that may have been introduced by the Russian Revolution of 1917, since there is a chance that they may have contributed to the development and consolidation of labor rights and social rights in the Brazilian context. Furthermore, these significances from the Russian Revolution may have played a constructive role in the formation of legal and social bases related to Brazilian legislation, which was most in need of change at the time. Therefore, we will analyze the reflections that the Russian Revolution brought, not only to much of the world, but also to Latin America, especially Brazil, with regards to all the drastic changes that took place in Russia, which made a substancial part of the world, and also Latin America - especially Brazil - take positions that differed from the current ones for that time, and start organizing protests and strikes to obtain the improvements that were already taking place in Russia, such as improved rights for the proletariat, be they labor rights or social rights, which were almost non-existent at the time. These legal issues, which lacked a great deal of development, during post-Revolution Russia showed a certain evolution that impressed the Latin American people, which made them begin to fight - whether with strikes, demonstrations or changes in behavior - for the same political/legal progress to be made in Brazil. In this sense, this paper focuses on exploring whether the Russian Revolution impacted Brazil enough to strengthen Brazilian labor and social rights, as well as analyzing how the principles incorporated were adapted to the Brazilian scenario, which began to come to life in the 1934 Constitution.