The Subnational Roots of the Change of Brazil's Party System: From the Decay of the Workers' Party to Bolsonaro's Election

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Brief Overview

Through an analysis of national and subnational electoral results, this paper argues that the change of Brazil's national party system in 2018 has its roots in the change of the municipal and state political dynamics observed in the previous period.

Authors

• Jayane Maia, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies & University of Hamburg

• Thaís Cavalcante Martins, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar)