Abstract
This article contains an investigation into the political discourse that resulted in the launch of applications of bachelor Zacarias de Góis e Vasconcelos (1815-1877) the general deputy of Paraná Province in the years 1861 and 1862. This study therefore contains an analysis about the implications of the absence of precise rules for the relationship between the members of the bodies of the parties. Parana 1860s, the main results were the interference of national Liberal Party leaders about setting processes of parliamentary candidates and neutralizing the power of provincial political elite. On the other hand, it is shown that the interference of national leaders in the provincial electoral dynamics also inhibited the release of applications by the Conservative Party. In this context, it demonstrates that the electoral interests of national leaders of Liberal Party, in the early 1860s, limited the political autonomy of provincial leaders of this party.
Keywords:
Elections; Political elites; Empire of Brazil; Province of Paraná