Populism in Legislative Arenas: An Analysis of Brazilian Representatives Speeches

• In Event: The Electoral Connection in Latin America: Legislative Elections and Representation

Brief Overview

This study analyzes how Brazilian legislators adopt populist rhetoric in response to key events. Using NLP tools, 60,000 speeches from 2010-2022 reveal that events like Rousseff’s impeachment and Bolsonaro’s 2018 election affect legislators speeches

Authors

• Guilherme Tiengo, University of São Paulo

• Gustavo Venturelli, Central European University

• Paolo Ricci, University of São Paulo