Constitution period, which is much characterized by cooperative and competitive mechanisms between the Union and the states and … government and to broaden its powers in the formulation of public policies in the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva government. It is not … regards of the state expenses and a federative scenario in which one does not know where the Union powers start or finish. …

, passed in the year 2000. The text provides a brief discussion of the concept of Federalism, Fiscal Federalism, and the issues …

concerned to the allocation of resources and decentralization of public policies. One argue that Brazilian federalism in recent … centralization degree mean that subnational levels of government are prone to have a reduced and limited role in our federalism in …

considerations show gaps and common concepts to the relationship between federalism and territory. The empirical analysis shows an …

In this article it is discussed some neglected aspects of Brazilian fiscal federalism related to the costs of debt …

in Brazilian federalism. Governance capabilities, named here as economic-fiscal and political-institutional capabilities …, are brought to the focus of the analysis. It is well known that our federalism has been recentralized in the past two …

contrast dynamics, obstacles and consensus present on intergovernmental relations in Brazilian federalism. …

the 1988 Constitution. The context of vertical coordination of urban infrastructure investments is then examined. Previous …