Presidential System

• legislative and executive are separate

• HoG and HoS are the same person (the president)

• transfer of power takes a while

Brazil Presidency

• 4 year term, can go up to two consecutive terms and then break and then two more consecutive terms

• not a two party system

• voting system

  • president- elected with two rounds, the first people choose their fave and then the top two face off

  • senate- FPTP

  • Chamber of deputies- Proportional reps based on party

• 513 in the Chamber of Deputies w/ 19 total parties

• governors are traditionally very powerful

• 2018 hopeful was Lola but he was in prison, Bolsonaro wins

• 2022 Bolsonaro is seeking reelection but Lola wins, an uprising occurs from Bolsonaro’s supporters

El Salvador Presidency

• one term limit, two round voting, but Bukele (2019) took a leave of absence in the last six months of his term so he could run again in 2024