This article examines what political scientists think of the Brazilian political system, especially in regard to the relationship between the executive and legislative branches. There are two opposing camps of scholars who ...

This article examines what political scientists think of the Brazilian political system, especially in regard to the relationship between the executive and legislative branches. There are two opposing camps of scholars who ...

This thesis proposes to present a mapping of the parliamentary profile of the deputies who assumed mandates in the 2003-2007, 2007-2011 and 2011-2015 legislatures, through the analysis of the legislative production of these ...

In this dissertation, I investigate some of the theoretical and empirical puzzles posed by the persistence of clientelist practices in Brazil. As explored in the following Introduction, the competitiveness of the Brazilian ...

Archival documents were digitally produced and gave rise to so-called Digital Archival Records - DADs that brought with them new challenges inherent in their digital support, especially for the long-term preservation of ...

Corruption was a central theme of the Brazilian 2006 elections, both at the Executive and Legislative levels. According to our data, more than 100 Federal Deputies, or 1 in 5 in the 52nd Legislature (2003-2007) were mentioned ...

This article examines the relative importance of regional and national forces in shaping the behavior of Brazilian legislators at the national level. A widely held view is that national legislators respond to state pressures ...

Getting votes is crucial for any politician who is undergoing an election. Thus, this study is dedicated to investigate variables that affect the vote of incumbent deputy in Brazilian Congress who attempt to re-election, ...

The relationship between mayors and deputies, in the Brazilian politics, goes beyond the electoral support, comprising a commitment relation. Although this relation is not well captured by the Brazilian literature, the ...

This dissertation aims to discuss the legislative performance of what became known as “bancadas BBB” - a group made up of the evangelical bench and the Parliamentary Fronts of Agriculture and Public Security - during the ...