Standards of political competition in the democratic elections for the Presidency of the Republic in Brazil (1945-1960 and 1989-2014): a historical description

Authors

  • Victor Garcia Miranda Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, MS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672526327

Keywords:

Electoral Competition, Presidential Elections History, Brazilian Institutional Stability

Abstract

This paper proposes to analyze the historical trajectory of competition and the levels of electoral competitiveness in Brazilian democratic presidential contests. His goal is specifically quantitatively describe the political-electoral games at times when was democratic competition in the periods between the years 1945- 1960 and 1989-2014 putting them in confrontation with theories and historical explanations of the various electoral moments of the country. Therefore, we seek to solve three issues able to shed light on the existing competition standards: 1) what are the quantitative characteristics of competitors? 2) What are the dispersion characteristics or votes concentration in them? 3) The electoral positions were subject to big changes in preferences? Finally, seen that are satisfactory levels of electoral competition around free presidential elections in Brazil, indicating that in the case this facet (analysis of the political-electoral system among the candidates), there is considerable potential for the realization and consolidation of democracy in the country, although the recurrence of disruptive events throughout history.

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Published

2017-03-24

How to Cite

Miranda, V. G. (2017). Standards of political competition in the democratic elections for the Presidency of the Republic in Brazil (1945-1960 and 1989-2014): a historical description. Século XXI: Journal of Social Sciences, 6(2), 249–284. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672526327

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016): Dossier State, Entrepreneurship and Society

Section

Varia

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