This chapter uses candidates’ reports to the Brazilian electoral court to examine the evolution of campaign spending during four elections between 2002 to 2014. Focusing on campaigns for federal representative, we show ...

This paper analyzes the reverse coattail effect on Brazilian elections, a term originally coined by Ames (1994). More specifically, it deals with the ability of local party organizations to transfer votes to upper levels ...

Neste texto, apresentamos características gerais de transferências a prefeitos e a entidades sem fins lucrativos e padrões de alocação desses recursos. Em especial, estamos interessados em analisar e verificar possíveis ...

This paper resumes the presentation of the index of electoral concentration suggested by Avelino, Biderman e Silva (2011). It also extends the original scope to include all candidates for federal deputy throughout the ...