EnglishThis article discusses, in an essayistic way, the general relationship trust/consensus/ democracy. To develop this thematic, we assume that, in an ontological sense, trust is the genetic foundation of democracy. Given this, we have chosen the following guiding questions for research: What is democracy? How does the constitution of possible democracy occur in the concrete world of life of men living under the rules of Capital? To the first question, we answer that: democracy is the power of government exercised directly by the people; this is the “true democracy”. To the other question, we answer that: in an ontological sense, trust is the genetically founding metaphysical element of the consensus necessary for the formation of democratic practices. Converting trust into consensus is the task of political activity. Political action transforms the trust shared by the majority of individuals, and which therefore configures itself as a general will, in consensus. The product of this consensus is materialized in the form of ideas / strategies / values ​​/ practices / projects etc., which will govern the lives of individuals in society. However, in the material-dialectical world of life of men, the capitalist world, democracy happens when sociopolitical life is shaped by consensus, which has been built and is driven by the logic and power of capital. For this reason, consensus mirrors (represents) the interests of those who are few but possess economic power; and those who effectively govern do not fulfill the interests of the people. This is pseudo democracy: representative democracy. Considering these ideas, it is correct to conclude that democracy will only be better understood when it is assumed as a dialectical process originated from the trust that has been converted into consensus. The challenge for the sciences is to open to accept the validity of metaphysical knowledge for understand democracy. portuguesEste artigo aborda, de modo ensaistico, a relacao geral confianca/consenso/democracia. Para desenvolver essa tematica, assumimos a tese de que, em sentido ontologico, a confianca e o fundamento genetico da democracia. Isto considerado, elegemos as seguintes questoes-guias para a investigacao: o que e a democracia? Como ocorre a constituicao da democracia possivel no mundo da vida concreta dos homens que vivem sob as regras do Capital? A primeira indagacao, respondemos que: a democracia e o poder de governar exercido diretamente pelo povo; eis a “verdadeira democracia”. A outra pergunta, respondemos que: em sentido ontologico, a confianca e o elemento metafisico geneticamente fundante do consenso necessario a formacao das praticas democraticas. A conversao da confianca em consenso e tarefa da atividade politica. A acao politica transforma a confianca comungada pela maioria dos individuos, e que portanto se configura como vontade geral, em consenso. O produto desse consenso e materializado na forma de ideias/estrategias/valores/praticas/projetos etc., que regerao o viver dos individuos em sociedade. Contudo, no mundo da vida Material-dialetica dos homens, mundo capitalista, a democracia acontece quando a vida sociopolitica e moldada pelo consenso, que foi construido e e dirigido pela logica e poder do Capital. Por essa razao, o consenso espelha (representa) os interesses dos que sao poucos, mas que possuem o poder economico; e os que efetivamente governam nao realizam os interesses do povo. Eis a democracia pseuda: a democracia representativa. Considerando essas ideias, e correto concluir que a democracia so sera mais bem compreendida quando for assumida como processo dialetico originado da confianca que foi convertida em consenso. O desafio que compete as ciencias e o de se abrir para acolher a validade do conhecimento metafisico para compreender a democracia.