Este artigo tem por objetivo principal analisar as estrategias de um ator politico no cenario baiano e nacional, ACM Neto (atual prefeito de Salvador), e sua relacao com a tradicao carlista, grupo formado no Estado da Bahia em torno da forte lideranca de seu avo ACM que, durante algumas decadas, foi o politico mais importante do Estado e um dos mais influentes do Brasil. Tendo como pano de fundo teorico a relacao entre elites e instituicoes politicas em democracias contemporâneas, o trabalho busca identificar as estrategias deste ator politico entre anos de 2002 e 2016 discutindo como ACM Neto se relacionou com o grupo carlista e sua tradicao. Para tanto, analisa a atuacao parlamentar e aliancas politicas construidas no âmbito do seu mandato como deputado federal (2002-2012) e o repertorio simbolico mobilizado nas campanhas proporcionais para deputado federal (2002, 2006, 2010) e majoritarias para Prefeito de Salvador (2008, 2012, 2016). Palavras-Chave: ACM Neto; Carlismo; Elites Politicas; Instituicoes THE GAME BETWEEN ELITES AND INSTITUIONS: the political strategies of ACM Neto and his carlista tradition ABSTRACT This article aims to analyze the strategies of a political actor in the state of Bahia and in the national scenario, ACM Neto (current mayor of Salvador, Brazil) and his relation with carlista tradition. Carlismo is a term that refers to a group formed in the State of Bahia around the strong leadership of ACM Neto’s grandfather, who for some decades was the most important politician in the state and one of the most influential in Brazil. Based on the theoretical background of the relationship between elites and political institutions in contemporary democracies, this article seeks to identify the political strategies of this political actor between 2002 and 2016, discussing how ACM Neto was related to the carlista group and its tradition. This article analyses the parliamentary performance and the political alliances built during ACM Neto’s mandate as a federal deputy (2002-2012) and the symbolic repertoire mobilized in the campaigns for the proportional elections for federal deputy (2002, 2006, 2010) and for the majoritarian elections for Mayor of Salvador, capital of the State of Bahia (2008, 2012, 2016). Key words: ACM Neto; Carlismo; Political Elites; Institutions LE JEU ENTRE LES ELITES ET LES INSTITUTIONS: les strategies politiques de ACM Neto et la tradition carliste ABSTRACT L’objectif de cet article est d’analyser, dans le cadre de l’etat de Bahia et au niveau national, les strategies d’un acteur politique, ACM Neto (actuel maire de Salvador) et ses relations avec la tradition carliste , un groupe forme dans l’Etat de Bahia autour de l’enorme leadership de son grand-pere ACM qui, pendant plusieurs decennies, a ete le politicien le plus important de l’Etat de Bahia et l’un des plus influents au Bresil. Base sur la theorie de la relation entre les elites et les institutions politiques dans les democraties contemporaines, l’etude cherche a identifier les strategies politiques de cet acteur politique entre 2002 et 2016, a savoir comment ACM Neto a ete lie au groupe carliste et a sa tradition. Pour ce faire, on analyse la performance parlementaire et les alliances politiques elaborees dans le cadre de son mandat en tant que depute federal (2002-2012) ainsi que le repertoire symbolique mobilise dans les campagnes proportionnelles pour l’election a depute federal (2002, 2006, 2010) et les campagnes majoritaires pour l’election a maire de Salvador (2008 , 2012, 2016). Key words: ACM Neto; Carlisme; Elites Politiques; Institutions