Banca de DEFESA: PEDRO HENRIQUE AUSECHI

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STUDENT : PEDRO HENRIQUE AUSECHI
DATE: 26/03/2025
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: Vídeo Conferência
TITLE:

 Institutions, Beliefs and Windows of Opportunity in post-2015 Brazil.

KEY WORDS:

Beliefs; New Institutional Economics; Windows of Opportunity; Protests; Corruption.

PAGES: 45
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Economia
SUMMARY:

The dissertation investigates the political and institutional transformations in Brazil between 2013 and 2023, starting from the hypothesis that Bolsonaro’s election resulted from a disconnection between the public’s expectations and the national political management. Based on New Institutional Economics (NIE) and the theory of Alston et al. (2016), the work explores how social beliefs and institutional structures influence the political and economic behavior of the country. The first chapter outlines the turbulent scenario experienced by Brazil, marked by protests, corruption, and crises that culminated in widespread dissatisfaction, embodied in the anti-political and anti-PT movements. The second chapter then introduces NIE and the theoretical foundations of authors such as North, emphasizing the importance of institutions—both formal and informal—in regulating social and economic interactions, as well as their costs and benefits. The third chapter is divided into three parts: initially, it proposes a theoretical framework to analyze the shift in beliefs and the emergence of “windows of opportunity” for institutional changes; next, it reviews the critical events, such as the 2013 and 2015 protests, Operation Car Wash, and other episodes that challenged the status quo; and finally, it integrates additional contributions from authors who discuss anti-political sentiments and the unfolding of the party system. Finally, the fourth chapter applies this theoretical framework to recent governments – Lula, Dilma, Temer, and Bolsonaro – using graphs and data to correlate economic policies and institutional changes with the evolution of Brazil’s political landscape. In doing so, the dissertation concludes that the gap between popular beliefs and governance failures contributed to the rise of an outsider leader, reflecting a complex process of institutional and social reconfiguration.

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Presidente - 1196877 - BERNARDO PINHEIRO MACHADO MUELLER
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