Brazilian Journal of Political Economy (Dec 2007)

O que é que o reeleito tem? O retorno: o esboço de uma teoria da reeleição no Brasil What does the reelected have?The return: the outline of a reelection theory in Brazil

  • Carlos Pereira,
  • Lucio Renno

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-31572007000400010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 664 – 683

Abstract

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This article compares the determinants of electoral success in two consecutive Brazilian legislative elections, 1998 and 2002. There is a clear difference between both periods that renders the comparison especially interesting. In 1998 the incumbent president was running for reelection whereas in 2002 it was an open seat contest. We hypothesize that in 1998 the proximity of the Federal Deputy with the president and the allocation of federal monies controlled by the Executive Branch played a more significant role in affecting reelection success than in 2002. Hence, if the President is himself running for reelection is an important intervening contextual variable in understanding reelection success of Federal Deputies.

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