Ryan E. Carlin, Gregory J. Love and Brenda Mercado In less than eleven months, Brazilian voters will decide the political fate of President Jair Bolsonaro. Pre-election polling suggests former president Lula da Silva will be his most formidable challenger....
SPECIAL REPORTS
Special Reports
Regras fiscais e reordenação ilegítima das prioridades constitucionais
Dec 9, 2021 | Bolsonaro Government: a disruptive presidency?, Special Reports
Élida Graziane Pinto O financiamento dos direitos fundamentais tem primazia constitucional, mas sua consecução tem sido fragilizada por supostamente minar o processo de estabilização macroeconômica. O arcabouço fiscal tem erodido a Constituição Federal,...
Bolsonaro desde una perspectiva latinoamericana
Nov 30, 2021 | Bolsonaro Government: a disruptive presidency?, Special Reports
Manuel Alcántara Sáez La llegada de Jair Bolsonaro a la presidencia de Brasil en 2018 y los tres años de ejercicio de esta ofrecen un rico repertorio de actitudes, algunas de las cuales se convierten en decisiones, que suponen un impacto indudable en el...
Attacks on the bureaucracy within contexts of a democratic backsliding: Bolsonaro’s government oppression and bureaucratic reactions
Nov 25, 2021 | Bolsonaro Government: a disruptive presidency?, Special Reports
Gabriela Lotta and Mariana Silveira Introduction Since Bolsonaro assumed the presidency office in 2019, the number of denouncements of institutional harassment has increased significantly compared to other periods and political regimes. In addition, reports of...
Has the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro transformed Brazilian federalism?
Nov 23, 2021 | Bolsonaro Government: a disruptive presidency?
Marta Arretche Federations are forms of state in which subnational governments have their own political rights. In federal states, subnational governments rely upon their own legitimacy due to independent selection procedures, are entitled to make decisions...
The (Less) United States?: Federalism & Decentralization in the Era of COVID-19
Dec 10, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Alexandra Artiles, Martin Gandur and Amanda Driscoll Introduction On March 6, 2020, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in response to the novel coronavirus, and would issue a stay-at-home order before the end of the month. Governor...
Collectivism and populism in the era of antivax (1)
Oct 2, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Paulo Boggio and Carolina Botelho In the midst of the greatest pandemic of our generation, many scientists are working hard to find a vaccine. Only with mass vaccination will it be possible to achieve the so-called collective immunity. However, some people...
Sobre llovido, mojado: El impacto del coronavirus en el Chile post-estallido
Aug 20, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Valeria Palanza y Magda Cottet Antes de marzo de 2020 y de que comenzara la expansión del coronavirus en Chile, en el país la mayor preocupación era el levantamiento iniciado en octubre de 2019 y la situación política y social que lo motivaba. La movilización...
Cómo Uruguay Enfrentó la Pandemia del Coronavirus
Aug 6, 2020 | Special report: Coronavirus outbreak, presidents’ responses, and institutional consequences
Daniel Chasquetti Los exitosos resultados de Uruguay en el combate a la pandemia fueron ampliamente destacados por diferentes organizaciones multilaterales y por los medidos de prensa internacional. El secreto del buen desempeño reside en la combinación de tres...