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. 57 n. 2 Rio de Janeiro abr./jun. 2014
Abstract
This article turns to the electoral practices during the Brazilian First Republic (1891-1930). The starting point is a critique of the historiography's malaise with the consensual notion of rampant electoral fraud. Through an in-depth examination of the complaints submitted to the Lower House by defeated candidates, it is possibly to observe that fraud allegations were a reflex of a more complex process and mainly the product of the competition unleashed at the subnational level among rival state factions. The analysis of this rich source reveals that the main incentive to enter political competition in the 1900s was indeed control of the electoral administrative apparatus, undoubtedly the main force behind the conditioning of electoral results.
Keywords: Brazilian First Republic, representative system, political competition, electoral fraud, elections
Parties, political competitions and electoral fraud: elections during the Brazilian First Republic
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