Building Democracy in Brazil

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 1-9

3. The Actors

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. The Constitution Under Military Rule: Government and Opposition

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 13-39

   3. The Democratic Alliance Coalition and the Process of Reform

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 40-61

   4. Political Parties, Interest Groups and Constitutional Issues

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 62-88

4. The Making of the Constitution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89

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   2. The Constitution’s Drafting Process, 1987–88

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 91-124

   3. Presidential versus Parliamentary Government in the Constituent Process

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 125-146

   4. The Debate Over the Land Reform Issue in the Constituent Process

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 147-169

   5. The New Democratic Order at Work and the Reform Process of 1993

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 170-189

5. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Javier Martínez-Lara

      Pages 190-202

6. Back Matter

   Pages 203-238

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Building Democracy in Brazil is an empirical analysis of the constitution-making process that Brazil underwent in the 1980s as it moved from an authoritarian military regime to a democratic civilian government. The study explores the institutional and political context from which the process departed as well as the choices of the key social and political actors. It then examines in depth the different stages of the constitutional elaboration.

• Brazil
• constitution
• democracy
• government
• Institution
• parliament
• Political Parties
• work
• latin american politics

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