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. 38 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 1995
Abstract
This article analyzes the political/ideological realignment which took place in the 1994 elections in Brazil, comparing the results with those of earlier electoral disputes (1989 and 1990). The study examines the relative performance of political parties from the right, center, and left in occupying elective posts at various levels: the Presidency, National House of Representatives, National Senate, State Governors' Offices, and State Houses of Representatives. In general, the results pointed to a strengthening and reconstitution of the center in the 1994 elections, based on the emergence of a new, right-center dominant political pole in the country (based on the PSDB-PFL alliance), breaking down the polarization between right and left that had predominated in the 1989 and 1990 elections. The article argues that this trend in turn reflects the birth of a new hegemonic project for economic and social development in Brazil.
Muito Barulho por Nada? O Realinhamento Político-Ideológico nas Eleições de 1994
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