This study addresses the collective mandates elected by PSOL in 2020, which aim to decentralize and depersonalize the legislator’s role by promoting collective representation within a structure that traditionally centralizes power in a single individual. It seeks to analyze how these mandates managed internal party conflicts and how this interaction affected both the organization of parliamentary offices and the electoral strategies for future campaigns. Through a comparative case study approach, the study focuses on the challenges and opportunities inherent in transforming political representation through collective action. The main hypothesis suggests that collective mandates serve more to develop political leaders competing within the party than to bring about true organizational change in the legislative branch.

Participants (Center)

NPMS/UFSC: Brenda Gonçalves Andujas