Authors:

Luciana Ferreira and Luiz Magno Pinto Bastos Junior

Abstract:

This paper is dedicated to analyze, in the political reform’s context in Brazil, the advances that could result in an improvement of the political system, which is now stated failed, considering the representative democracy’s objectives. The analysis’ focus remained upon the subject of the replacement of the mixed fi nancing of election campaigns, considered an important point in the current political representation crisis. The bibliographical study is based on profi cient works, scientific articles, newspapers’ items and interviews with specialists published in magazines with specialized knowledge about the topic discussed. The analysis’ conclusions was that the prohibition of the companies and firms’ donations would not guarantee an expected result, like a strengthening of relationships between political representatives and voters.