Social movements and the law

The legal group inside the occupation of Porto Alegre city council in 2013

Authors

  • Fiammetta Bonfigli Unilasalle
  • Germano Andre Doederlein Schwartz Unilasalle
  • Fabricio Pontin School of Law and Politics, LaSalle University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1040

Keywords:

City Council occupation, Social Movements, Law, Porto Alegre, 2013

Abstract

This work is part of the research project developed by the Observatory on New Social Movements and Law in Brazil at La Salle University, focusing in the city of Porto Alegre and on the occupation of the City Council on July of 2013, which is placed in the context of the protests against the increase of bus fares and for free fare, attempting to understand the relationship between the political organization of the Bloco de Lutas pelo Transporte Publico and its legal group during the eight days of City Council occupation. We conducted semi-structured interviews with members of the occupation in order to clarify the dynamics in the movement and its understanding of the relationship between law and social movements, highlighting the deferment of the eviction order and the elaboration of two Bills as fundamental moments of the relationship between the collective organization of the occupation and its legal team.

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07-03-2019

How to Cite

Bonfigli, F., Schwartz, G. A. D. and Pontin, F. (2019) “Social movements and the law: The legal group inside the occupation of Porto Alegre city council in 2013”, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 10(1), pp. 193–219. doi: 10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1040.