Federative Republic of Brazil. A Consensualist Democracy or not? Background from Arend Lijphart.

Inhaltsangabe:

This paper should demonstrate, with a background from Arend Lijphart`s arguments, stated in the book „Patterns of Democracy. Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries“, if Brazil it is or not a consensualist democracy. Arend Lijphart considers that each system of government can receive one of the next attributes: majoritarian or consensualist. He gives ten opposite criteria, on two dimensions, on which can extend the two types of democracy (majoriatrian and consensualist). I intend to make a logical digest, searching each of this criterion on Brazil`s case. At the end, after considering all ten criteria, I will be able to say if Federative Republic of Brazil it`s a consensualist democracy or not.

Outline:
Abstract
Executive-parties dimension
Federal-unitary dimension
Conclusion

Aus der Arbeit:

»The legislative power in the Federative Republic of Brazil is the National Congress. It consists of Senate of Brazil (upper house) and the Chamber of Deputies (lower house) of Brazil. The Federal Senate comprises 81 senators: 3 senators from each state and 3 from Federal District, elected on a majority basis, with a eight years term. One third is elected after a four year period, while two thirds being elected after the next four years. The Chamber of Deputies contains 513 seats, occupied by members of congress, elected through proportional representation system for four years.
Executive power is exercised by the government. The Cabinet of Brazil is the executive branch of the Brazilian government. It is composed by the President, the Vice-President, the Ministers of State and several senior advisors appointed and dismissed by the President. The Cabinet is headed by the president.
Title IV from Brazilian Basic Law sets the organization of the powers. According to it, the main function of National Congress is to provide laws, on which can be sanctioned by the President of the Republic, who has veto power. Art. 49 from Brazil´s Fundamental Law enables the National Congress with some exclusive functions. In the sense of this functions, the President of the Federal Republic needs to be authorized by the National Congress for some actions (to declare war, to make peace, to allow foreign forces to go through the national territory).«

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