Current brazilian public administration

the coexistence of patrimonialism, bureaucracy, managerialism and public governance

Abstract

This article seeks to identify the phases or models of Public Administration adopted in Brazil during the course of its history, highlighting the main characteristics of each phase, allowing the assessment of whether some characteristics remain in contemporary times. The article is guided by the following question-problem: What are the phases or models of public administration already adopted in Brazil and what are the main characteristics of each one of them? The general objective, therefore, is to verify which are the phases or models of Public Administration present in the history and in the present of Brazil. The research adopts the qualitative method, anchored in bibliographical and documentary research, using the inductive method. The current model of Brazilian Public Administration is the result of a dynamic process of transformation, initiated in Portuguese colonization, and accentuated in 1808, with the arrival of the royal family, applying the patrimonialist model. In the 1930s, there was a reform in Public Administration, directing it towards a bureaucratic model. In the 1990s, a new reform imposed the managerial model, of neoliberal essence. After 2014, Brazil adopted a model called public governance. These models are commonly thought of as successive, however, this is not the case, since the characteristics of each model are still present and coexisting. Understanding this historical, political, legal and social phenomenon helps in understanding the current Public Administration and its purposes.

Keywords: public administration; transformations; models; coexistence.