Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges

This research note examines the results of the 2014 elections focusing on the National Congress. Its main objective is to ponder over common claims and predictions regarding the future of Brazilian politics. Beyond agreements and alliances involved in the electoral dispute, President Dilma Rousseff...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Santos, Júlio Canello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2015-04-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bpsr/v9n1/1981-3821-bpsr-9-1-0115.pdf
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description This research note examines the results of the 2014 elections focusing on the National Congress. Its main objective is to ponder over common claims and predictions regarding the future of Brazilian politics. Beyond agreements and alliances involved in the electoral dispute, President Dilma Rousseff once again shall face the political challenges and dilemmas of Brazilian presidentialism, namely, how to create and manage government coalitions capable of implementing a coherent political program with a fragmented and heterogeneous Congress. The critical examination of the current hypotheses on the latest elections, especially concerning parliamentary fragmentation and a shift towards the right-wing, will serve as a compass attempting to formulate possible answers to such a fundamental problem in Brazilian politics.
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spelling doaj.art-bf49e2447844491ab3105f678e45cea72022-12-21T18:53:35ZengBrazilian Political Science AssociationBrazilian Political Science Review1981-38211981-38212015-04-0191115134Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challengesFabiano Santos0Júlio Canello1Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPhD Candidate, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThis research note examines the results of the 2014 elections focusing on the National Congress. Its main objective is to ponder over common claims and predictions regarding the future of Brazilian politics. Beyond agreements and alliances involved in the electoral dispute, President Dilma Rousseff once again shall face the political challenges and dilemmas of Brazilian presidentialism, namely, how to create and manage government coalitions capable of implementing a coherent political program with a fragmented and heterogeneous Congress. The critical examination of the current hypotheses on the latest elections, especially concerning parliamentary fragmentation and a shift towards the right-wing, will serve as a compass attempting to formulate possible answers to such a fundamental problem in Brazilian politics.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bpsr/v9n1/1981-3821-bpsr-9-1-0115.pdfElectionsnational congresspartiesRousseff administrationcoalition
spellingShingle Fabiano Santos
Júlio Canello
Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges
Brazilian Political Science Review
Elections
national congress
parties
Rousseff administration
coalition
title Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges
title_full Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges
title_fullStr Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges
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title_short Brazilian Congress, 2014 elections and governability challenges
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topic Elections
national congress
parties
Rousseff administration
coalition
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