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Author_Wayne A Selcher
Authoritarian Coalition
Authoritarian Involution
authoritarian legacy
Brazilian Democratic Movement
Brazilian democratization
Brazilian Intellectuals
Brazilian Politics
Brazilian Regime
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civilian government
civilian government transition
Ecclesiastical Base Communities
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Federal Deputy
Figueiredo Government
Franquist Regime
freedom of political expression
Geisel Government
General Golbery
GNP Growth
GNP Growth Rate
Latin American politics
Military Candidate
Military Intelligence
Military Intelligence Agencies
National Confederation
political institutions Brazil
post-military rule democratization process
President Sarney
Prior Political Experience
Push Pull Dynamic
regime change analysis
Sarney Government
Superior Electoral Court
West Germany
Product details
- ISBN 9780367298920
- Weight: 520g
- Dimensions: 148 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The civilian government inaugurated in Brazil in March 1985, following twenty-one years of military rule, is the culmination of a slow process of liberalization that has brought greater freedom of political expression, organization, and activity. How the Sarney government responds to the challenges it faces and the institutional choices it must make will shape Brazil’s political evolution for years to come. Should Brazil develop a democratic system, it would be the third most populous democracy in the world. Political trends in Brazil are therefore of considerable significance to Latin America and the United States. In this comprehensive analysis of the forces pushing democratization forward, those opposing it, and the contradictions created by the ad hoc nature of the dynamics between the two, the contributors examine the legacy of two decades of authoritarian rule, the choices facing the civilian government, and possible future developments.
Wayne A. Selcher is College Professor of International Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Brazil in the International System: The Rise of a Middle Power (Westview, 1981).
