BRAZIL: THE PROSPECTS OF A CENTER-CONSTRAINING FEDERATION IN A FRAGMENTED POLITY

SOUZA, CELINA

PUBLIUS: THE JOURNAL OF FEDERALISM, n.º 2/2002, pág. 23

1. Reexamining the literature. 2. An overview of the trajectory of Brazilian federalism. 3. Redemocratization and the strength of federalism. 4. The federal government's reactions. 5. Current tensions of Brazilian federalism. 6. The role of subnational governments in social services. 7. Prospects of federalism in a fragmented polity and in a center-constraining federation.