“…Some studies have sought to test, in the Latin American case, hypotheses associated with the theoretical debate on opportunities (Boudreau, 1996;Brockett, 1991;Schulz, 1998;Cuzan, 1990), raising questions that added to their initial formulation (Meyer, 2004). In Brazil, empirical research has focused on, for example, the quilombola movement, the interaction between the Black social movement and the Brazilian state, the abolitionist movement, participatory budgeting, environmental conf licts, among others (Leitao, 2012;Alonso, 2011;Luchman and Borba, 2007;Tavolaro, 2008;Rodrigues, 2001;Baiochi, 2005;Silva, 2010).…”