%0 Journal Article %T Legitimidade, representa£¿£¿o e tomada de decis£¿o: o Parlamento Europeu e o Parlasul em perspectiva comparada %A Medeiros %A Marcelo de Almeida %A Paiva %A Maria Eduarda %A Lamenha %A Marion %J Revista Brasileira de Pol¨ªtica Internacional %D 2012 %I Instituto Brasileiro de Rela??es Internacionais %R 10.1590/S0034-73292012000100009 %X this article aims to outline what is the function performed by the mercosur parliament (parlasur) in mercosur. firstly, the paper discusses the european experience of empowering the parliamentary structure. then, it analyzes in which way the acts produced by the members of the parlasur influence the institution-strengthening strategy. %K legitimacy %K regional parliament %K representation. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-73292012000100009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en