Abstract
Anti-corruption investigations have always been one of the main causes of political crises in Latin America. However, the last episodes of presidential removal have shown a new activism of the parliaments, which have re-interpreted the constitutional provisions on impeachment proceedings in order to legitimize a change in the governmental agenda. This practice affects the balance between the two representative powers, as it fails to observe the limits of the presidential accountability and paves the way to new instabilities.
Highlights
Anti-corruption investigations have always been one of the main causes of political crises in Latin America
This paper aims to investigate whether, and to what extent, Latin American presidential systems are “ideologically approaching” the parliamentary experiences of Western Europe, as it can be supposed in the light of the evident “political pragmatism” which have inspired the functioning of the institutional counterweights to the Executive power
South American presidential crises renewed the activism of the Courts in the judicial review of Congress’ decisions: on this perspective, it is relevant to point out some innovative doctoral contributions inspired by the last Brazilian impeachment
Summary
The Lava Jato investigation and the political instability in Latin America: toward a new pattern of the parliamentary control over the Presidents?. A investigação Lava Jato e a instabilidade política na América Latina: rumo a um novo padrão de controle parlamentar sobre os presidentes?. La investigación “Car Wash” y la inestabilidad política en América Latina: ¿hacia un nuevo patrón de control parlamentario sobre los presidentes?
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