Social Work in Brazil in the Vortex of Three crises: Pandemic, Social and Political

Abstract Social work in Brazil advocates a radical and critical model of social theorisation practice. This article explores the Brazilian theoretical practice model, identifying profession as being vortex Covid-19, increasing state economic austerity, attacks on previously hard-won progressive policy inequality precarity. provides challenging environment. The professional re-conceptualisation proposes that needs to fully theorise difficulties ensure intervenes address causes problems, rather than manifestations underlying them. is undertaken through aligning itself with working-class conflicts, promoting rights refusing accept rolling back support already won. framework, located within its realities, offers an opportunity for globally consider what lessons can be learnt, recognise uniqueness perspectives provide solidarity recognition.