The political reform agenda in Brazil: authors, goals, success and failure (1988-2010)

The issue of political reform has received considerable attention in political debates among scholars, media and parliamentary elites in Brazil. Nevertheless, we do not have an inventory of change proposals that allows us to access which issues have gained and which have lost ground in the debate on reforming political institutions in the country. This article aims to overcome this gap by analyzing the Constitutional Amendments Proposals (PECs) presented in 1988-2010, including their authors and their goals, as well as the success of different players in advancing the process of discussion and voting those proposals.

political reform; constitutional amendments proposals; political representation