Redesenhando o mapa eleitoral do Brasiluma proposta de reforma política incremental

Resumo

This article presents a proposal for an incremental reform of the electoral system of the Chamber of Deputies. The incremental nature of the proposal rests on the assumption that this political system is a complex and delicate architecture, and therefore, abrupt and ambitious changes are more likely to make it worse than to improve it. The proposal advocated here maintains the current system of open-list proportional representation, but it changes two key variables of this electoral system, since it reduces its average district magnitude and establishes a proportional distribution of seats among parties that form electoral coalitions. The way the reform is operationalized leads to a redesign of the electoral map of the country, with smaller districts within 12 states. The article also presents the results of a simulation exercise based on data from the 2006 elections, whereby the party makeup of the Chamber of Deputies is recalculated according to the rules proposed here.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2011

Instituição

Centro de Estudos de Opiniao Publica da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Português

Acesso

Acesso aberto

DOI

10.1590/S0104-62762011000100002

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/21711

Temas

Administração Pública

Palavras-chave

Chamber of deputiesOpen-list proportional representationLegislative fragmentationElectoral reformIncrementalismCâmara dos DeputadosRepresentação proporcional com lista abertaFragmentação legislativaReforma eleitoralIncrementalismoAdministração públicaBrasil. Congresso Nacional. Câmara dos DeputadosSistema eleitoral