Meanwhile, in Sweden, offices are 15 square meters, with the smallest being 7 square meters. Only the offices reserved for party leaders are larger: 31 meters.
Furthermore, in the Swedish system, no parliamentarian has a private secretary or can hire advisors. Each party receives a budget to hire a group of assistants and advisors, and these employees will collectively serve all members of the party. In comparison, in Brazil, parliamentarians can hire up to 25 collaborators.
Gender equity
In a study conducted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, which uruguay mobile database analyzes world parliaments, Brazil ranks 142nd in the ranking of women's participation in politics among 192 countries. Thus, women represent only 15% of the Chamber of Deputies – below the world average of 24.3%. On the other hand, Sweden ranks 5th, with 48% of its parliament made up of women. The data covers the period between 1997 and 2018.
Although there is a significant difference in terms of country size, the political system structured by Sweden provides good examples of a well-established political culture created to bring benefits to society.
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