Como os partidos decidiram seus candidatos a vereador na região metropolitana de Recife em 2024?

Abstract

In Brazil, political parties nominate candidates in elections to compete for various offices. However, prior to the electoral contest, it is necessary to define who the candidates will be. Beyond the requirements established by the "game rules," the parties themselves may define specific criteria for candidates through selection methods, internal statutory requirements, or party elite preferences. Candidate recruitment and selection is not a new topic in political science, but it remains relatively underexplored in Brazil. Through the analysis of party statutes, surveys, and semi-structured interviews, this dissertation contributes to the literature by answering the question: “How did parties decide their city council candidates in the Recife Metropolitan Region in 2024?”.