This article discusses the problem of developmentalism in Brazil in PT governments. To what extent, under Lula and Dilma, industrial entrepreneurs distinguish themselves the capitalist rentiers and form, with the workers and the public bureaucracy, a developmental class coalition? My hypotheses is derived from my theory about the role of class coalitions, which may eihter be developmental, or liberal. The data are available in the press. I believe that the efforts of PT governments to obtain the support of a developmental class coalition are clear, but is is also clear the relative failure of this effort, in so far as the main obstacle to the development of the Brazilian economy (the chronically sobreapreciado rates) was not overcome, due to lack of support in the Brazilian society for a large and permanent depreciation.
developmentalism; class coalitions; business entrepreneurs; economic liberalism; PT government