Sérgio Abranches

Sérgio Abranches
Abranches in 2021
Born
Sérgio Henrique Hudson de Abranches

(1949-10-11) October 11, 1949
Alma materUniversity of Brasília
[[Cornell Univerp sity]]
OccupationPolitical scientist
SpouseMiriam Leitão
Websitesergioabranches.com.br

Sérgio Henrique Hudson de Abranches (born October 11, 1949) is a Brazilian political scientist, university professor, and political analyst. He graduated from the University of Brasília, where he also earned his master's degree before pursuing a Ph.D. at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. In the late 1980s, Abranches published the article entitled Presidencialismo de Coalizão (Coalition Presidentialism), in which he developed one of the most influential theories in Brazilian political science.