Author: Sérgio José Custódio Abstract: This work is important to the field. Débora Cristina Jeffrey (Unicamp), Acácio Sidinei Almeida Santos (UFABC), and Ricardo Alexino Ferreira (USP). In this monumental work, Sérgio José Custódio courageously analyzes the achievements and victories of social movements that fought—from grassroots preparatory courses to the Brazilian […]

Author: Robério Rosa Gomes Abstract: Indirect democracy faces many difficulties. It is currently experiencing a crisis of representation. This crisis leads many parliamentarians to feel they own their mandates, often disrespecting the voter’s choice, as well as the voters themselves. However, there are paths to be taken, including the regulation […]

Authors: Mancuso WP, Resende CA da S, Silva LHR da, Prado JFV and Santos ALOA dos. Abstract: This paper addresses two central issues during the 55th legislature (2015-2019). First, the relationship between the instrumental and structural power of agribusiness and different aspects of parliamentary behavior, namely membership in standing committees and […]

Author: Renata Santana de Oliveira Abstract: The objective of this study was to identify, based on the perception of parliamentarians, which lobbying tools are most effective for professionals in Institutional and Government Relations (IGR) within the mineral industry to advocate for the sector in the National Congress. Additionally, the study […]

Author: Lucas Nascimento Ferraz Costa Abstract: Political science deals with the study and investigation of the ways in which societies structure systems of interest organization, that is, the means by which power is distributed and exercised and its numerous consequences. Therefore, from this perspective, power defines the capacity of different […]

Author: Gabriel de Castro Aleixo Abstract: This article highlights the relevance of independent candidacies in the current Brazilian political context, considering the crisis of political parties and the need for institutional renewal. Although not the definitive answer, such candidacies can play an important role when allied with a comprehensive political […]

Authors: Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, Antonio Carlos dos Santos e Maria Manuel Leitão Marques Abstract: These lessons aim to meet the current demands of the discipline of Economic Law. Hence the emphasis given to the European dimension of the legal order of the economy in Portugal, as well as to areas […]

Author: José Renato de Oliveira Silva Abstract: Party loyalty as a condition for holding elected office in Brazil was expressed in the previous constitutional order of 1967. The 1988 Federal Constitution, in turn, made no mention of such a requirement, which only came with Constitutional Amendment 111/2021. Consequently, the Supreme […]

Author: Gabriel F. Benzecry Abstract: Do interest groups lobby their political friends or their foes? This paper applies Richard Hall and Alan Deardorff’s (2006) theory of lobbying as a legislative subsidy to the case of labor rights lobbying in Brazil’s 1988 Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (ANC), providing a unique case study […]

Author: Lucas Nascimento Ferraz Costa Abstract: Political science deals with the study and investigation of the ways in which societies structure systems of interest organization, that is, the means by which power is distributed and exercised and its numerous consequences. Therefore, from this perspective, power defines the capacity of different […]

Author: Carlos Dioggo da Silva Rodrigues Abstract: This work sought to analyze the phenomenon of hyperpartisanship in Brazil with the advent of the 1988 Federal Constitution. good understanding, with special development of historical foreshortening in Brazil. Next, we also tried to present the conceptualization sought in the best doctrine of […]

Author: Sérgio José Custódio Abstract: This thesis deals with the political process around the Quota Law in the National Congress of Brazil in relation to the creation of the public system of scholarships in private institutions, with the objective of understanding the relationship between the National Congress and Brazilian society. […]

Author: Sergio José Custódio Abstract: This thesis deals with the political process around the Quota Law in the National Congress of Brazil in relation to the creation of the public system of scholarships in private institutions, with the objective of understanding the relationship between the National Congress and Brazilian society. […]

Authors: Eduardo Heleno de Jesus Santos, Erika Kubik Costa Pinto and Vagner Camilo Alves Abstract: This article analyzes the participation of reserve military personnel in political pressure groups in Mercosur countries. These groups defend the military regime and the expansion of the military’s tutelary role. The discourse of these entities […]

Author: Sergio Nunes Dias Abstract: Lobbying is a recent and ubiquitous phenomenon in Brazilian politics. It is present in every parliamentary or governmental decision that may affect public policies. However, this phenomenon has still received very little attention from researchers and society. Theme little studied in the legal and sociological […]