A ascensão da extrema direita e o projeto ético-político do serviço social

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the relationship, existing or not, between the advance of the extreme right in Brazil and the Ethical-Political Project of Social Work. The research, of an exploratory and descriptive nature, was based on historical-dialectical materialism and critical theory and was carried out by means of bibliographical research. During the bibliographical research, themes were addressed regarding the concept of the right and extreme right, as well as their history in Brazil, as well as issues related to the genealogy of Social Work in the country, dealing with aspects from its proto-form to the current moment with the 1993 Social Worker's Code. As a result, the far-right's advance against the profession's ethical and political project was highlighted. Thus, it was observed that social workers face difficulties in putting their ethical political project into effect, since it promotes social justice by defending the social rights of those who are excluded by the extreme right, such as blacks and the LGBTQIAPN+ community. However, even in the face of these difficulties, social workers position themselves as agents of resistance and social transformation, since their current ethical-political project was founded historically linked to the working class, with the radical defense of democracy and freedom, as opposed to the principles and flags of the extreme right.