CLALS Research Fellow Beatriz Rey recently discussed the issue of legislative effectiveness in Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies with former speaker Rodrigo Maia. In the conversation, Rey and Maia delve into the conditions that foster bill sponsors’ and rapporteurs’ ability to move their agenda items through the legislative process and into law. Maia details what currently drives effectiveness and proposes a series of reforms to improve the conditions for legislative work, such as reducing the number of political parties and reforming the Chamber’s internal rules.
The full video is available here.
