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Weekly Report - 18 August 2016 (WR-16-32)
BRAZIL: Electoral alliances ever more complex
Mayoral election campaigns in Brazilian cities began this week under new regulations on campaign donations. With politicians finding it more difficult to gain access to campaign funds, Brazil’s already intricate system of inter-party alliances became even more complex. The race for the government of the city of São Paulo is a telling example – a preview of what Brazilian voters will have to deal with in the next general elections in 2018, in which a new president will be chosen.
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