O pré-sal em disputa: burguesia e petróleo no Segundo Governo Lula.

Abstract

The announcement of the discovery of the pre-salt during the conjuncture of the Second Lula Government between 2007 and 2010 led to a process of formulation of a specific regulatory framework for pre-salt exploration. This new regulatory framework approved under Lula's presidency meant an increase in the control of public capital over oil production in Brazil. This increase was consubstantiated by the institution of the production sharing regime guaranteed by Law 12.351/2010. Considering the approval of this legislation as a political event and that political events are produced by the political practices of determined social forces, the present dissertation aims to observe the role played by the internal bourgeoisie in the process of production and approval of the aforementioned legislation. In order to reach the objective, the present research analyzed two types of empirical materials, the discourses enunciated by the representatives of the internal bourgeoisie in the political scene; and the interventions of the internal bourgeoisie published by the main business entities. Among other results, the main hypothesis observed was the existence of a discrepancy between the internal bourgeoisie and its representation in the political scene regarding the understanding of the functions of public capital in the oil exploration activity.