Electoral reforms in Brazil slightly affected the intra-party dimension by reducing the exercise of pooling through the individual performance clause and the inter-party dimension, prohibiting the use of coalitions in proportional elections, and establishing a party performance clause, reducing access to essential resources from the party fund and free advertising on radio and television.
The debate over the adoption of a proportional model in the country took place during the tumultuous years of the 1930s, a fact that would mark the choices regarding subsequent electoral rules. The majority model would be replaced by the proportional model after an armed movement. This, of a revolutionary nature, would inaugurate the Second Republic in Brazil and would bring with it profound changes in the electoral rules.
This article continues the analysis of Brazil’s 2024 municipal elections, now focusing on results from the second round. Key outcomes include high abstention rates, fragmentation within the right-wing, the decline of traditional parties, and implications for the 2026 national elections.
The 2024 municipal elections in Brazil, held every four years, determine the mayors of 5,570 cities across the country, as well as their city council members. These elections serve as a political thermometer for the upcoming presidential elections, which follow two years later. The elections not only provided a diverse landscape of elected mayors but also showed significant changes in the distribution of city councilors and the performance of the main political parties at the local level.
The current crisis at Volkswagen in Germany presents a valuable opportunity to compare how workers in Germany respond, in contrast to those in other countries, particularly Brazil, even when facing the same company. These differences can be attributed to significant institutional variations between nations. Despite Volkswagen confronting one of the most severe challenges in its history, the German model of labor-capital relations retains its distinctive characteristics.
Populism manifests differently in various geographies due to different national frameworks, including political history, system, and culture. However, a common thread among populist movements is their claim of embodying the people as the voice of the people and the outsider opposing the morally compromised ruling elite, be it at a local or global level. The primary focus of this blog article is on how the discourse of right-wing populism is addressed in Brazil.
The results of PISA 2022 revealed concerning declines in educational performance in Brazil, especially in mathematics, reading, and science, raising questions about the causes, including the association with the COVID-19 pandemic. This scenario emphasizes the need to assess how states and municipalities have been meeting the goals of the National Education Plan (PNE) since 2014. The emphasis of PISA on reading proficiency highlights a significant challenge for Brazil, even while maintaining stable performance in mathematics. Students' perceptions of these results may vary, underscoring the complexity of attitudes toward education. Additionally, the analysis emphasizes the importance of reconsidering education policies, strengthening the PNE, and adopting integrated approaches to promote reading competencies across all disciplines.
The detrimental effects of this car-centric approach are becoming increasingly apparent, and achieving sustainable transportation requires a holistic approach that addresses various aspects of urban living.
My transformative journey as Tamikuã Pataxó, an empowered Indigenous woman who crossed oceans to a destination that had previously existed only in my dreams: Sweden
The world is in constant transformation, human beings, nature, earth are all in constant change, so how to write about the experience lived in field research in such a way that the "vivacity" is maintained during the writing of the text?