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South America > Brazil > Democracy

BRAZILIAN DEMOCRACY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006 6.86 [13th of 118]
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation 7.9 [23rd of 119]
Civil and political liberties 4 [63rd of 140]
Compulsory voting > Enforcement
Weak enforcement (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 70.)
Compulsory voting > Penalty
Fine (Voluntary for illiterates and those over 70.)
Electoral system party list
Electoral system type proportional
Female candidacy 1,934 [114th of 161]
Female ministers 0% [121st of 125]
Female parliamentarians 6.7% [124th of 157]
Female suffrage 1934
First female parliamentarian 1933 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Adoption No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality No
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Same-sex Unions
Civil unions in Rio Grande do Sul.
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout 0% [153rd of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population 102,803,000 [6th of 163]
Presidential elections > Total vote 91,664,300 [2nd of 87]
Presidential elections > Voting age population 102,803,000 [3rd of 91]
Vote counting technology
"partly by hand, partly by machines"

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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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