BRThe article discusses the origins of presidentialism, noting that the United States invented and popularized this system before parliamentary systems were fully established in England. It references Alexis de Tocqueville’s praise of American democracy in his work 'Democracy in America' (1835), but highlights that the model he admired was based on New England, a society of free farmers, rather than the slaveholding South, which is compared to Brazil. The piece questions whether the U.S. exporting its institutional model was a good idea.
Bias read (Center): The article presents a balanced historical overview of presidentialism, referencing both Tocqueville’s admiration and the contrast between different regions of the U.S. It does not take a clear ideological stance on the merits of the U.S. model, instead posing a question about its exportation. There
