ABSTRACT
This article brings forth material to the debate on how the particularities of neo-liberalism (post-2008 crisis) and its relations with neo-conservatism redefine the boundaries between public and private, in addition to it materializing in basic education policies in Brazil. Privatization processes of the public can occur via implementation and administration in which the private sector acts directly in the provision of education, or when the private sector acts in the administration of public policies or schools, and although property remains public, the private sector defines its content, with great implications for the construction of a democratic society, due to the important role of education in this process.
Keywords
private relations in education; Neoconservatism; Democratization of education