Electoral Competition under Open List Proportional Representation: New Evidence from Brazil

• In Event: Electoral Competition

Brief Overview

We bring new evidence that contradicts that wisdom from the Brazilian OLPR system during five elections for federal representatives between 2002 and 2018. Our findings suggest that the Brazilian electoral system may be less open than expected.

Authors

• George Avelino, FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas)

• Arthur Fisch

• Maurício Yoshida Izumi, Cepesp/FGV

• Guilherme Russo, Fundação Getulio Vargas