Who are the Brazilian federal deputies? An analysis of members' party affiliation between 1998 and 2014

• Grant number: 15/15200-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2015
• End date: July 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Political Science - Political Behavior
• Principal Investigator: George Avelino Filho
• Grantee: Felipe Hoch de Proença
• Host Institution: Escola de Economia de São Paulo (EESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/15658-1 - Subnational political institutions: a comparative study of Brazilian States, AP.TEM

Abstract

This research aims to shed an initial light over an important puzzle in Brazilian politics: why the recent decline in Brazilian levels of electoral volatility had not lead to an increase in the reelection rates among federal representatives? The research will undertake a descriptive analysis in a way to widen the previous work done by Marenco dos Santos (2001 and 2006), which focused on the party affiliation history of representatives and the electoral competition in their respective states.