A política em Jericó, Paraíba entre os anos de 2012 e 2020.

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the power games during political campaigns from 2004 to 2020, in the city of Jericó, Paraíba, in line with the population's reaction and the way they interpret these events, therefore, the theme of this research enters into the area of Political History, more specifically local political history. To better discuss the subject, some issues need to be analyzed, as it is a small city, in the interior of the Northeast, the concept of coronelismo needs to be debated, for this purpose the works of Leal (2012) and Fortunato (2008) will be used. The sources used during the research will be the last chapter of the book Viajando pela História de Jericó, by Claudizon de Sousa Galvão, which covers the political history of the city until the year of its publication in 2006 and interviews with the population who experienced the political campaigns from 2004 to 2020; The methodology used to understand the data collected will be the analysis of the interviewees' speeches and the speeches made by candidates for the municipal election. As there are few productions about the city, this work seeks to fill gaps that are also noticed by other residents.