29/06/2021

Symposium on political systems begins next week.

Starting next week, IMPA and the Chamber of Deputies will host a symposium to discuss changes to the Brazilian political system using ideas from mathematics and other fields.

The meeting is virtual and will feature speakers such as the president of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and minister of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Luís Roberto Barroso. Barroso will be at the opening session with the director-general of IMPA, Marcelo Viana.

The “Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Brazilian Political System & 11th Research and Extension Conference of the Chamber of Deputies” It is also organized by the Economics and Politics Research Group (EPRG) and the University of Brasília (UnB).

Throughout the five days of the event, which takes place from July Thursdays to 9th, IMPA will present proposals on how to apply tools from mathematics and economics to improve bottlenecks in the Brazilian political system.

Researchers and professionals in politics and mathematics will discuss problems and solutions to issues in current electoral rules, such as party financing and control, vote transfer, and the candidacy model, as well as topics like minimum income and political alliances. The symposium will feature presentations of papers submitted by researchers, debates, and panels with groups of experts such as lawyers, scientists, sociologists, and politicians.

The full schedule can be found here .

The virtual event is free and open to all audiences. The entire symposium will be streamed on IMPA's YouTube channel. Those who wish to participate have until June 30th to register.