Electoral Governance in Brazil
Electoral governance has increasingly more frequently been the object of study of the comparative politics literature. This article examines the electoral governance institutional model adopted in Brazil and its consequences for political/electoral competition. It is argued herein that Brazil’s Elec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Political Science Association
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Political Science Review |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bpsr.org.br/index.php/bpsr/article/download/140/131 |
| Summary: | Electoral governance has increasingly more frequently been the object of study of the comparative politics literature. This article examines the electoral governance institutional model adopted in Brazil and its consequences for political/electoral competition. It is argued herein that Brazil’s Electoral Justice System, motivated by the institutional design, has ended up becoming one of the main actors of the country’s recent democratic consolidation, being decisive not only with regard to rule adjudication and application, but also to rulemaking. With the purpose of assessing this governance model in action, three important recent rulings by Brazil’s Electoral Justice System are analysed here: verticalization of the coalitions, reduction in the number of councillors, and party loyalty. |
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| ISSN: | 1981-3821 1981-3821 |