RURAL WORKERS IN PARLIAMENT: CONTAG'S LOBBY AT THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (2007-2015)

The article analyzes the lobby of the National Confederation of Rural Workers (Contag) in the Chamber of Deputies, between 2007 and 2015. The assessed data mostly refer to Contag's legislative agenda. A total of 27 already closed legislative proposals are analyzed. Due to the limited number of cases, the empirical strategy consists of the use of a Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), a method that allows the systematic analysis of combinations of causal conditions, in order to identify configurations that produce a certain result. The results indicate a legislative success rate of about 50%. with no record of a causal condition that is alone, sufficient and/or necessary for the result of interest. By analyzing political results in the light of institutional causal conditions, the article aims to contribute to studies on influence from the perspective of a segment paramount in understanding modern Brazil.

Keywords:
Contag; Lobby; Brazilian Legislative; Rural workers; Qualitative Comparative Analysis