In Brazil there are 11 Brazilian cities that have elected mayor, deputy and also councilors from the same party in the 2024 municipal elections. Of these, ten are located in the Northeast region, in the states of Alagoas, Ceará (two cities), Paraíba (three city). , Piauí (2 cities) and Rio Grande do Norte (two cities), and one in the state of Goiás, Central-West region.
This concentration of parties can cause a number of impacts on local governance, mainly in terms of oversight and opposition. The phenomenon raises questions about the health of local democracy, since the lack of opposition groups can compromise the discussion of public policies and the control of the municipal executive.
In which cities were all representatives of the same party elected?
In total, 11 municipalities in Brazil have elected all their candidates from a single party in the 2024 elections. Check the list:
- Coxixola (PB);
- Poço Dantas (PB);
- Serra Grande (PB)
- Piauí Forest (PI);
- Jacobina do Piauí (PI);
- Ipaporanga (CE);
- São João do Jaguaribe (CE)
- Red Sea (AL);
- Perolândia (GO);
- Pilões (RN);
- Rafael Godeiro (RN).
These municipalities, by electing representatives of a single party, show a homogeneous political alignment in their local administrations, something seen as rare but legal in the Brazilian political system.
How does electoral legislation deal with this situation?
Brazilian electoral legislation does not prevent a party from electing all representatives in a city, as long as it does so within established rules. The party must reach the electoral coefficient necessary to guarantee the election of its candidates. In cities like Ipaporanga this could mean that the party in question ran a very effective campaign.
The electoral coefficient is a calculation that decides how many seats each party or coalition will have based on the votes received. When a party reaches the coefficient several times and others do not, it manages to elect all its candidates, as observed in several cities.
Possible consequences of this concentration of power
One of the risks highlighted by experts is the difficulty of opposing the government’s measures and projects, since all the councilors belong to the same political group as the mayor.
In the absence of opposition, the City Council may become less effective in monitoring the mayor’s actions. This places a greater burden on external institutions, such as the public prosecutor’s office, to ensure that the municipality’s actions are controlled and comply with the law.
The PSD was the biggest winner with 891 mayors and the MDB with 864.
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Source: Terra
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