The 2006 Brazilian presidential elections: a preliminary analysis.

Authors

  • Yan de Souza Carreirão Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/%25x

Abstract

This paper seeks to analyze the 2006 presidential elections. Initially, we present a description of the process through which candidacies were put together. This is followed by an evaluation of the electoral campaigns of the main candidates. In the section that follows, we analyze the associations that can be made between voter’s intended choices and a series of socio-economic and political variables. The article concludes by proposing that the election was of a primarily plebiscitary character, in terms of support for or disapproval of President Lula. The primarily positive evaluation of the results of the social and economic policy of the Lula government (particularly on the part of the poorest segments of society) ended up prevailing over the wear and tear brought about by accusations of government corruption. The process through which the other parties defined their candidacies, and the nature of Lula’s own campaign, better than that of his adversaries, were factors that reinforced the president’s already existing advantage. Keywords: presidential elections; electoral behavior; evaluation of presidential administration.

Author Biography

Yan de Souza Carreirão, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

possui graduação em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1979), graduação em Ciências Sociais - Bacharelado pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1983), mestrado em Sociologia Política pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1988) e doutorado em Ciência Política pela Universidade de São Paulo (2000). Atualmente é professor adjunto da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. É membro da diretoria da ANPOCS (2006-2008) e do Conselho Fiscal da ABCP (2004-2008). Tem experiência na área de Ciência Política, com ênfase em Estudos Eleitorais e Partidos Políticos, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: política brasileira, eleições, comportamento eleitoral, eleições presidenciais e política catarinense.

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Published

2007-07-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 10 (2007)

Section

Special Issue 1 - Sociology and sociologists in Latin America: research, teaching, and interdisciplinarity in contemporary context

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