Banca de DEFESA: Victor Hugo da Silva Alves

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STUDENT : Victor Hugo da Silva Alves
DATE: 31/05/2024
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: IPOL
TITLE:

Presidential Legislative Activity: Latin America in Comparative Perspective

KEY WORDS:

presidential legislative activity; legislative oversight; presidential legislative success; bicameralism; Latin America.

PAGES: 59
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Ciência Política
SUMMARY:

Presidential legislative activity has emerged as one of the most prominent and representative phenomena in Latin American politics. Democracies in the region feature institutional prerogatives that grant strong legislative powers to presidents while simultaneously enhancing control exercised by parliamentarians. These scenarios are characterized by structural and ideological determinants that permeate the relations between branches of government and can directly influence the success of proposals. The research sought to analyze, in a comparative perspective, the following question: how do certain institutional mechanisms impact the rate of presidential legislative success in Latin America? The Latin American scenario was chosen for being a representative case of presidents with significant legislative activity in contrast to bicameral systems that possess the necessary prerogatives to control such activities. The sample comprises Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Paraguay. The methodology consists of a quantitative analysis with panel data and the use of the mixed-effects econometric model. The results demonstrate that the fragmentation of the party system, ideological distance, and the choice of the Senate as the initiating chamber for projects are statistically relevant mechanisms for explanation. On the other hand, coalition party fragmentation did not have a significant effect, and it was identified that there is no increase in the production of legislative decrees in scenarios with low rates of legislative success. These findings lead to the understanding that structural and ideological contexts are directly associated with variations in presidential legislative success but need to be analyzed based on the perspectives of coalition governments in Latin America.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interno - 1421282 - ADRIAN NICOLAS ALBALA YOUNG
Presidente - 1863337 - ARNALDO MAUERBERG JUNIOR
Interno - 3055775 - FREDERICO BERTHOLINI SANTOS RODRIGUES
Externa à Instituição - MARCELA MACHADO - IPEDF