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What is the effect of budget amendments on legislative behavior? A logrolling perspective would assume that the Executive uses monetary perks to buying support from Legislators. Using data from Brazil, we show that presidents pay the full value of requested budget amendments regardless of party affiliations. Our findings provide evidence against individual logrolling in Brazilian politics.

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Our findings show that logrolling in the Brazilian Legislative-Executive relationships is unlikely to come from individual budget amendments. This strengthens the idea that negotiations between presidents and party leaders are the key aspect in lawmaking in Brazil.

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This page is a summary of: O Efeito das Emendas ao Orçamento no Comportamento Parlamentar e a Dimensão Temporal: Velhas Teses, Novos Testes, Dados, September 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/00115258201425.
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