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10 de September de 2024

The Constitution as a guarantee of survival: Military Police and Military Fire Departments in the constituent process (1983-1988)

Author: Bruno César Prado Soares Abstract: The continuity of military police post-1988 has primarily been explored through the Armed Forces parliamentary lobby. a significant gap in our understanding of the expectations and institutional initiatives of military police forces during the democratization process. This thesis aims to address this lacuna by […]
22 de August de 2024

Barefoot: The Affirmative Action Law Is Here to Stay

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 […]
25 de July de 2024

Parties and Government: Party Behavior During the First Six Months of the Rousseff Administration in Brazil

17 de July de 2024

Lobbying as a representation of private interests and the exercise of democracy in the Brazilian Congress.

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 […]
9 de July de 2024

The interest group system in Brazil: Corporatism, pluralism and asymmetry of influence

Chapter 26 from the book Handbook on Lobbying and Public Policy, edited by David Coen and Alexander Katsaitis. Authors: Manoel Leonardo Santos, Ciro Antônio da Silva Resende and Pablo Silva Cesário Abstract: This chapter presents a description of the interest group system in contemporary Brazil and highlights its most recent transformations. Our […]
5 de June de 2024

Decisions of the Judiciary Branch create a crisis in the harmony and independence of the Legislative and Executive Branches, threaten democracy, and cause legal uncertainty.

Author: Ednaldo Francisco da Silva Abstract: The present article aims to elaborate an analysis on the constitutional consonance of monocratic decisions of the Judiciary Power that have received harsh criticism and generated a serious crisis in the autonomy of the other powers. Through extensive and rich review of bibliographic literature, […]
18 de February de 2024

The Politics of Agribusiness in Brazil: Business Power and Political Success during the 55th Legislature (2015-2019)

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 […]
20 de January de 2024

Parliamentarians’ Perception of the Main Lobbying Instruments for the Performance of the Mining Industry and the Importance of the Use of Evidence in the National Congress

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 […]
7 de December de 2023

Money, Interests, and Democracy

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 […]
1 de August de 2023

RETHINKING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: THE ROLE OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDACIES IN THE BRAZILIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM

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 […]
5 de June de 2023

Economic Law

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 […]
2 de May de 2023

Political parties, mandatory loyalty, and coalitions: the tensions over holding elected office in Brazil.

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 […]
1 de January de 2023

Power to the People?: Lobbying for Labor Rights in Brazil’s National Constituent Assembly

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 […]
1 de January de 2023

Money, Interests, and Democracy

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 […]
28 de November de 2022

Hyperpartidarism in Brazil after the 1988 Constitution: party fragmentation and impacts on the democratic regime

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 […]