The Brazilian political elite and the construction of democratic legitimacy

Has democracy being consolidated in Brazil? An affirmative answer to this question presupposes, firstly, the partly consensual acceptance of the basic values of democracy and the end of each and every reserve of dominion for some segments of society or State organizations. In countries with an autho...

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Autor: Oliveira, Luzia Helena Herrmann de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositorio:Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/9101
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9101
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Democracy in Brazil
Democratic consolidation
Democratic legitimacy
Democracia no Brasil
Consolidação democrática
Legitimidade democrática
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Sumario:Has democracy being consolidated in Brazil? An affirmative answer to this question presupposes, firstly, the partly consensual acceptance of the basic values of democracy and the end of each and every reserve of dominion for some segments of society or State organizations. In countries with an authoritarian past such as Brazil and most of the Spanish-American countries, the fact of leaving behind a patrimonial way of governing, the incorporation of minimal democratic procedures as well as new ways of controlling the State in different forms of accountability, is also presupposed. Do the macro-social factors interfere with the democratization process? The purpose of this research is to understand the opinion of the Congressmen/women about these problems, observing if any changes in the perception of this segment of the political elite have occurred in relation to democratization in Brazil.