A Câmara dos Deputados durante o auge do desenvolvimentismo

Abstract

In this work, the objective is to evaluate the behavior of members of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil in the face of developmentalist proposals during the Kubitschek government. Currently, there is much discussion about the role of the Congress during the heyday of developmentalism in Brazil. If the classical interpretations pointed to the Executive as the core decision-making, interpretations have emerged toward the hypothesis that the Congress was not excluded from this process. Thus, decisions concerning developmentalist policies have not only been an expression of the Executive, but also of congressional majorities. The mechanism by which this would become possible was the delegation of power. In order to reassure the presence of a developmentalist majority in the Chamber of Deputies, this paper will analyze the position of Congress in relation to votes of developmentalist content during the heyday of the controversies of Brazilian development, with greater emphasis on the period of Kubitschek. These votes will be cataloged after exposures on issues related to developmentalism and will be selected for their content. The issues considered most important are: customs policy, infrastructure, regional integration, exemptions, subsidies and credit.