PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS E REPRESENTAÇÃO POLÍTICA EM MUNICÍPIOS PEQUENOS NO BRASIL:

um estudo sobre a percepção dos vereadores do município de Glaucilândia – MG.

Abstract

This study deals with political parties and political representation in small municipalities. The general objective was to understand the perception of the local legislature about political representation, political parties and city council in the municipality of Glaucilândia - MG, from 2008 to 2020. Data collection was carried out through secondary sources and with the development of field research with ten councilors, using the semi-structured interview technique. It is observed in the speech of the interviewees that the conception of political representation is in line with what was expected from the perspective of the representative/represented relationship. The perception of political parties is strongly associated with the rules of the electoral game for competition and obtaining resources that favor the candidacy. Representation in the Chamber is exclusively male, except for the presence of a woman in the municipality's first post-emancipation legislature. Implicitly among the interviewees, clientelist and welfare models prevail in the relationship between representatives and those represented.