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Tensions in the Brazilian countryside characterized the period before the military coup of 1964, with the intense participation of organized groups demanding land reform projects and access to rights. This research proposes an analysis of different forms of struggle put into practice in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Pernambuco between the late 1950s and early 1960s. In the first state, there were mobilizations legitimized by Leonel Brizola government initiatives (1959-1963). The Peasant Leagues emerged in the state of Pernambuco; this movement embodied the struggle for agrarian reform in the country at the time, settling space for the advancement of rural workers unionization, during Miguel Arraes government (1963-1964). Therefore, the thesis seeks to identify how these alternatives contributed to the consolidation of instruments that have remained source of strength even after the advance of repression imposed by the Brazilian military regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article addresses the paradox of unpopular corruption and popular corrupt politicians. It explores why corrupt politicians are reelected, paying particular attention to incumbent provision of public goods and voter information on incumbent misconduct. Using a new data set on mayoral elections (2000 and 2004) in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, we specify econometric models to test the hypothesis that incumbents' performance in delivering public goods might mitigate reputational losses. Our main empirical analysis suggests that (1) corruption decreases the probability of incumbent reelection, (2) public expenditure increases the probability of reelection, and (3) the negative marginal effect of corruption on reelection disappears as public expenditure increases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research note provides historical context for the creation of Brazil's labor judiciary and tells the story of an innovative partnership forged between the archive of Pernambuco's regional labor tribunal and the Federal University of Pernambuco. It also engages methodological questions about the use of these labor court cases, reviewing some of the scholarly literature based on these sources and describing some research projects under way. Pernambuco has powerful historical links to the sugarcane industry, and because the history of labor in this industry is the terrain of our work, this note pays particular attention to the relevance of labor court cases for studying Pernambuco's sugarcane region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the experiences of sugarcane workers in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil, examining two union leaders from the municipality of Vicência identified as Severino and Paulo. It focuses on the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and reflects on ideas concerning race, authority, and respect. The author explores relationships between workers and planters, power hierarchies, and unionism and labor organizing. Other topics include racial prejudice and the legacy of slavery, Brazil's Rural Worker Statute (ETR), and sugarcane industry strikes.

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This article describes an strategy for local sustaimble development based on the establishment of a State System of Innovation (called SPIN), at the State of Pernambuco in the Northeast Region of Brazil. The conceptual underpinnings of this system consider that, to be competitive in the global economy, any local community must be capable of creating world class businesses and enterprises. Therefore, SPIN has the goal of structuring the conditions for the flourishing of a world class knowledge based economy. The conceptual model, the elements of a State development policy and the operating agents of this Innovahon System are described. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]