Os impasses da Reforma Política no Brasil: uma análise sobre o jogo de posições na Câmara Federal (2003-2015)

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is to understand how the positions set in the Câmara dos Deputados impasses for political reform. Therefore, I analyzed three special committees and a working group that drew up proposals in the period 2003 to 2015. I used shorthand notes and audios of special committees and the Plenário , followed voting procedures in the Plenário - personally and the official channel of the Câmara Federal . Develop the analysis from the criteria listed by Dahl (1997): 1) Cohesion groups; 2) Identify the political decisions that prevail (number of people affected, extension of the benefit of the decision; effectiveness in the daily lives of citizens, caused changes and priority of government decisions). The anal ysis revealed three political reform projects taken up by the PSDB party, PT and PMDB seeking to build consensus around proposals. However, increased party fragmentation hindered the formation of majorities that could approve the proposed changes. Identifi ed one hegemony dispute scenario characteristic of political struggle, which has won the project that legitimizes the individualization of electoral competition. The consequence for the political system is that the changes accepted by consensus by the poli tical field agents are those that strengthen a distant political class they represent.