Brazil Since The Re-democratization And 1998 Constitution. Instability Or Learning Curve?

In continuation of our series of articles addressing  our recent political/economical history, as well as the challenges that lie ahead of us, please find below some information on our country since the re-democratization (1985) and enactment of our current Constitution (1988).

A few facts of our history

• Brazilian Constitution was enacted in 1988;
• It followed an indirect presidential election in 1985, in which the president-elect (Tancredo Neves) died before taking the office;
• The vice-president elect (José Sarney) took the office with no intervention from military forces, which have ruled the country in a dictatorship that began in 1964 (21 years);
• The first free presidential election since the 60's was held in 1989 and a politician from a small state won it with a right-wing speech;