Supporters and opposition in authoritarian legislatures

Do supporters and opposition behave differently in authoritarian legislatures? This paper examines this question by analysing legislative activity in an authoritarian regime with a multiparty legislature. Using a novel dataset on legislative activity in the Brazilian Congress during the last dictato...

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Published in:Journal of legislative studies 2022-01, Vol.28 (1), p.47-66
Main Author: Simison, Emilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
authoritarian legislatures
Authoritarian regimes
Brazil
legislative behaviour
opposition
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Summary:Do supporters and opposition behave differently in authoritarian legislatures? This paper examines this question by analysing legislative activity in an authoritarian regime with a multiparty legislature. Using a novel dataset on legislative activity in the Brazilian Congress during the last dictatorship (1964-1985), it finds significant differences in the topics and likelihood of enactment of the bills introduced by pro-government and anti-government legislators. Pro-government legislators introduced more bills dealing with local issues and were rewarded for their loyalty by being more likely to pass their bills. In contrast, legislators from the opposition introduced more bills dealing with national economic issues, which were less likely to be enacted.
ISSN:1357-2334
1743-9337
DOI:10.1080/13572334.2020.1847375