Riddle in the Dark: Party Organizations, Information Costs, and Reelection in the Brazilian OLPR System.

• In Event: Parties and Politics in Latin America

Brief Overview

Elected subnational branches reduce electoral volatility and provide elites with clearer signals about reelection prospects. In Brazil’s OLPR system, they are associated with fewer candidacies but higher success rates among incumbents.

Authors

• George Avelino F, Fundacao Getulio Vargas

• Luís Gustavo Bruno Locatelli, Federal University of Sao Carlos

• Ivan Chaves Juca, Fundacao Getulio Vargas