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Juliano Zaiden Benvindo, 4 July 2019
Populism meets Congressional Backlash in Brazil: Recasting executive-legislative relations? 
Brazilian Congress confident that constitutional amendment on pension reform will pass in the next few months 6 June 2019
The presidents of both houses of Brazil’s Congress have voiced confidence that legislators will approve a flagship pension reform supported by President Jair Bo…
Brazilian lower house passes constitutional amendment on pension reform 25 April 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s pension reform cleared its first legislative hurdle in a much-delayed congressional committee vote, renewing hopes that the…
Brazilian President Bolsonaro submits constitutional amendment on pension reform to congress20 February 2019
Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil, is at a crossroads. Fixing its public finances could open the door to a virtuous cycle of expansion; failing that, it r…
Op-ed: Electoral reform in Brazil linked with improvements in healthcare4 December 2018
Electoral reforms can cut down on corruption, fraud, and vote-buying, and make elections fairer. New research on an electoral reform in Brazil suggests that the…
Op-ed: Brazil's electoral system differentiates its upcoming election from Brexit and Trump20 September 2018
Brazilian voters go to the polls next month to elect a new president. Right-wing firebrand Jair Bolsonaro of the fringe Social Liberal Party is ahead in the pol…
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