El trabajo jurídico pro bono en Brasil: Discurso, prácticas y límites 2005-2017

Abstract The aim of this article is to describe, analyze and explain the pro bono discourse and practices articulated and implemented in Brazil between 2005 and 2017. In order to achieve this aim, the article is divided into three parts. In the first part we describe and examine the context in which pro bono work is immersed in Brazil. This section briefly describes the constitutional framework that controls the right to access to justice, the weaknessess of the Brazilian public defender’s system, and presents the central moments in the history of the regulation of pro bono work in the coun...