The political reform in Brazil: a story without end

Abstract

This article deals with the brazilian attempts to approve a political reform since 1946 stressing the draft bill 2679/2003 that is been debated by the Chamber of Deputies. Its approval in the Chamber of Deputies and later in the Senate until september 2005 would produce great changes in the brazilian electoral system, as the adoption of party list PR and the adoption of public financing of electoral campaigns.

Keywords

• brasil, reforma política, representación proporcional, listas cerradas, financiamiento público de campañas electorales