Legal Opposition Politics under Authoritarian Rule in Brazil [electronic resource] : The Case of the MDB, 1966-79

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Birth of the Legal Opposition in 1966: The Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB)....Pages 3-25 The MDB’s Organization, Structure and Programme1 ....Pages 26-54 Elections under the Two-Party System: Electoral Trends 1966–78....Pages 55-75 Front Matter....Pages 77-81 1966–8: Searching for Identity....Pages 82-109 1969–74: From Retreat to Rebuilding....Pages 110-144 1974–7: Attempting to Consolidate Legal Opposition Politics....Pages 145-180 1977–9: Attempting Popular Mobilization....Pages 181-203 The Political Party Reform and the Party of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB)....Pages 204-217 Conclusion: Military-Authoritarian Rule and Party Politics....Pages 218-229 Back Matter....Pages 230-284