The brasilian electoral governance model and the judicialization of political-electoral rules

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how the judicialization of political-electoral rules is favored by the institutional characteristics of the Electoral Justice and by the model of electoral governance adopted in our country. Through a bibliographical review of the judicialization of politics and also of the model of Brazilian electoral governance, some aspects of this institution that favor political-electoral judicialization are signaled. The composition of the electoral body and its competences, which include administrative tasks involving the organization of the elections, the resolution of disputes arising from the electoral contest, but also the rule making functions, delegate to the electoral body strong authority regarding the regulation of electoral matters.