Nicole Herscovici is a PhD candidate in Political Science at Northwestern University. She holds an MA and BA in Political Science from the University of São Paulo.

September 12, 2024

Analysis

Industry Preference

The incompatibility between the Workers’ Party program and the business lobby lay behind Dilma’s impeachment. Does Bolsonaro alter the calculus?

Despite their numerical minority as individual voters, in electoral democracies the economic elite wield significant political power. Through their investment decisions, those who control a nation’s wealth and credit have significant influence over its pace of economic growth, the value…