Part I:Corporatism and labor in Brazil 1.Introduction The rediscovery of political corporatism Populism and the weakening of Corporate controls 2.The formation of the corporative state in Brazil The old republic The corporative framework of the estado novo 3.the structural and legal foundations of brazilian Labor organization Political foundations of the corporative labor law Legal and structural foundations of the labor system Government controls on workers'organizations Part II:The ministry of labor in the corporative state 4.The ministry of labor in Brazilian politics The ministers and the politics of the ministry Ministry finances and ministry performance Conclusion 5.The labor ministry under Almino Afonso:A case study in political change The ministrys's impact on national politics in a populist period Patronage:Traditional means for a radical end Conclusion Part III-The political power of the labor leardes 6.Political strikes in Brazil,1960-1964:Strengths and Weaknesses of Organized labor Parity strike,november 1960 Succession crisis strikes,august-september 1961 Gabinet crisis general strike,july 1962 General strike over plebiscite,september 1962 santos strikes,september 1963 7.Labor power in national politics:The CGT versus president Goulart The battle of Guanabara Jango Undermines the CGT with the UST Labor-Left pressure on Goulart,August 1963 Social security and labor confederation elections,1963-1964 Conclusion Part IV-The estate and labor since 1964 8.The corporative system since 1964:Modernizing the estado novo Military rule and democratic institutions:Unmaking the populist system Military rule and the corporative system: Modifications in the corporative system: Modifications in the labor law after 1964 Labor's response Conclusion Part V-Conclusion 9.Labor and the political process in Brazil Labor leaders and political power in Brazil The Brazilian political system Change and stability in corporative system The future of the Brazilian political system