O Legislativo como Arena de Interesses Organizados: a atuação dos lobbies empresariais

In the wake of recent reforms of the state, the article analyzes the shift from the Executive to the Legislative branch as the main channel for the articulation of entrepreneurial interests. The study focuses on the activities of lobbies and their role in influencing the course of economic and regulatory policies. Although lobbies are not regarded as legitimate by the dominant political culture, they are an important link between civil society and the states. This mode of access merits attention because in should be institutionalized and democratized.In the wake of recent reforms of the state, the article analyzes the shift from the Executive to the Legislative branch as the main channel for the articulation of entrepreneurial interests. The study focuses on the activities of lobbies and their role in influencing the course of economic and regulatory policies. Although lobbies are not regarded as legitimate by the dominant political culture, they are an important link between civil society and the states. This mode of access merits attention because in should be institutionalized and democratized.Na esteira das reformas do Estado, este trabalho analisa o papel do Legislativo como uma arena para articulação de interesses empresariais com a desarticulação dos canais que vinculavam a estrutura de representação do setor privado diretamente ao Executivo. Focaliza as maneiras em que a atuação de lobbies influencia o curso de políticas econômicas de cunho regulatório e conclui com a verificação de que, embora não plenamente legitimados pela cultura dominante, os lobbies estabelecem uma ponte importante entre a sociedade civil e o Estado, sendo por isso desejável a regulamentação e democratização deste tipo de acesso