THE INTERVENTIONIST STATE, ECONOMIC LIBERALISM, AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC MODEL ACCORDING TO THE 1988 CONSTITUTION

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between state interventionism, economicliberalism, and the current economic model in Brazil based on the 1988 Constitution. The study aims topresent the concepts of interventionism, liberalism, and neoliberalism, discuss the historical transitionbetween these models, and examine the hybrid approach adopted by the Brazilian Constitution. Themethodology consists of a bibliographic review and an analysis of the 1988 Constitution to understandhow state intervention in the economy and the promotion of free enterprise coexist in the Braziliancontext. The article explores the influence of Keynesian thought and the Welfare State in shapinginterventionism, contrasting it with the ideas of Adam Smith and economic liberalism, which advocateminimal state participation in the market. As a result, the study concludes that Brazil adopts a mixedeconomic model that combines elements of interventionism and liberalism. The 1988 Constitutionrecognizes the state's role in market regulation and the promotion of social justice while valuing freeenterprise as a driving force for economic growth. Thus, the Brazilian economic model seeks tobalance development and social equity, adapting to the country's specificities.