The ballot under the bayonet: election law in the first years of the Brazilian civil-military regime (1964-1967)

Abstract This paper analyzes reforms in election law introduced by the civil-military government instituted in Brazil following the 1964 coup-d’état. After a brief background on the issue, it focuses on the tenure of President Humberto de Alencar Castello Branco (April 1964 to March 1967), particula...

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Main Author: Leonardo Augusto de Andrade Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Escola de Direito
Series:Revista Direito GV
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-24322017000100145&lng=en&tlng=en