Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 59 n. 4 Rio de Janeiro out./dez. 2016
Abstract
ABSTRACT This article suggests an alternative interpretation of the política dos estados or política dos governadores [politics of the governors] established by Campos Sales during his time as President of Brazil. By means of an analysis of the dynamics of the procedure for the verification of credentials, of the electoral laws, and of the memories shaped in the process, we seek to prove that the impact of the reform was limited to Sales’ term in office from 1898-1902, prompting us to challenge the consolidated argument on the oligarchy in the First Brazilian Republic, which claims that the policy Sales proposed and implemented was responsible for stabilizing the political conflicts that placed the executive and parliament in opposition. The article thus demonstrates the persistence of previously existing conflicts, and suggests that the changes proposed to the regime did little to stabilize such conflicts.
Keywords: política dos estados/governadores [politics of the governors], Campos Sales, verification of credentials, elections, political stability
Federalism as an Experience: Campos Sales and Attempts to Stabilize the Brazilian Republic
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