Limites da reforma da administração no Brasil Império

centralização política e transição conceitual

Abstract

This article explores the limits and transformations of public administration during the Brazilian Empire, particularly regarding the transition from management models based on offices to a centralized bureaucracy structured around public positions. The research highlights how Brazil’s state  bureaucratization process was shaped by both the desire to centralize political control and the need to standardize and rationalize public administration. Using the thoughts of Visconde do Uruguai as an analytical anchor, the study investigates the role of legal language and the formalization of concepts in
sustaining central power and curbing provincial autonomy, examining how the regulation  of positions and control over legal interpretation were essential tools for strengthening imperial power. Ultimately, the paper points to the political and financial obstacles that limited the implementation of a centralized and cohesive administrative model, revealing the lasting impact of traditional structures on the formation of Brazilian administrative law.