El trabajo jurídico pro bono en Brasil: Transplantes jurídicos, acesso a la justicia y las obligaciones sociales de los abogados

Abstract In this article I examine the origins, structure and dynamics of the pro bono legal work done by lawyers in Brazil. In particular, I offer the following three arguments. First, I argue that Brazil's pro bono discourse and practices are a legal transplant that has not yet experienced variations in the context of reception. Second, I argue that this legal transplant has not yet taken root in the Brazilian legal culture despite the contributions it has made to the realization of the right to access to justice in the country. This weakness of pro bono discourse and practices is explained...