Replication Data for: Oversight or Representation? Public Opinion and Impeachment Resolutions in Argentina and Brazil
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán / Mariana Llanos
Replication Data for: Oversight or Representation? Public Opinion and Impeachment Resolutions in Argentina and Brazil
Dataset
Description
The files contain (quarterly and monthly) series on the number of impeachment resolutions introduced in Congress, presidential approval, economic conditions, and social protests in Argentina (1983-2017) and Brazil (1990-2017)
Why do legislators introduce impeachment resolutions against the president, even though most of these resolutions never succeed? We explore two possible answers to this puzzle, which are linked to the legislative functions of oversight and representation. First, legislators initiate impeachment…
