Militant Judges, Cooperative Legislators: Explaining Institutional Responses to Democratic Backsliding in Brazil

• In Event: Mass Mobilization and Support for Democracy

Brief Overview

This paper analyzes why, in Brazil, the Judiciary adopted repressive strategies, while the Legislature sought accommodation. It argues that the institutional design of each branch shaped the different strategic calculations of elites.

Author

• Gabriel Pinho Brochado, University of Sao Paulo