Representatives of whom

Abstract

In the midst of one of the worst political crises in Brazilian history, UFRJ Professor Jairo Nicolau's book, "Representantes de quem?: os (des)caminhos do seu voto da urna a Câmara dos Deputados" (Representatives of whom? The (un-)path of your vote at the polls to the Chamber of Deputies) comes at a timely moment. Written in accessible language and free of excessive jargon, the book seeks to show how our electoral system functions to a broader public, beyond the walls of academia, by tracing the path from a vote at the ballot box to the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies.