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Henrik Sigstad

@hsigstad.bsky.social
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Economist studying legal institutions

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Henrik Sigstad @hsigstad.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
A possibly useful resource for people working on empirical papers in Brazil: github.com/hsigstad/bra... A reference on the legal and political institutions — courts, procedure, MP, fiscal federalism, elections, procurement, corruption statutes — and how they work in practice.
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GitHub - hsigstad/brazil-institutions: Research reference on Brazilian legal and political institutions — courts, procedure, Ministério Público, fiscal federalism, elections, procurement, and anti-cor...
Research reference on Brazilian legal and political institutions — courts, procedure, Ministério Público, fiscal federalism, elections, procurement, and anti-corruption. - hsigstad/brazil-institutions
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Henrik Sigstad @hsigstad.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Os tribunais são essenciais para eleições livres, mas candidatos podem usar ações judiciais para difamar oponentes ou desacreditar a eleição. Em novo artigo com @glambais.bsky.social & Moya Chin, apresentamos um estudo sistemático sobre ações eleitorais nas eleições municipais do Brasil.
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Henrik Sigstad @hsigstad.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Courts ensure fair elections, but electoral lawsuits can also be used to attack opponents or discredit the process. For instance, none of the 400+ lawsuits filed before the 2020 U.S. election succeeded in court, and the most recent election saw a similar number of cases.
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