Making the "Citizen Constitution”: popular participation in the Brazilian transition to democracy, 1985–1988
This article examines popular participation in the making of Brazil's 1988 post-authoritarian “Citizen Constitution.” In 1987, Brazilians submitted 122 popular amendments (emendas populares) supported by over 12 million signatures to the National Constituent Assembly (1987–88). As this article...
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Cambridge University Press
2022
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