The Political Machine in Brazilian Municipalities

This paper seeks to measure the size of municipal political machines based on the assumption that the head of the municipal executive wants to achieve electoral success. He will seek to use the public machine as an electoral tool. Using statistical methods, the relationship between the variables proposed to measure municipal machines and political parties, socio-economic indicators and electoral competition is presented.

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Master's Degree in the Postgraduate Program in Political Sociology at the State University of Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro - UENF. BA in Public Administration from UENF. Developing studies in the areas of Electoral Competition; Political Machine; Public Employment and Spending on Civil Servants in Brazilian Municipalities.