The cost of electionsarticles on the campaign expenditure for federal representatives in Brazil

Resumo

This dissertation focuses on electoral financing, especially on the discussion about the Brazilian campaign expenditure. Our analysis is dedicated to the election of Federal Deputies and it uses data from the Brazilian Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). Understanding how the money affects the electoral outcomes and which factors, characteristics and elements changes the efficiency of the financial resources is important to know better how candidates design their strategies, how parties operate and how economic power influences the election outcomes. In general terms, this proposal explores the regional and partisan differences in the electoral expenses. It intends to expand the knowledge of campaign strategies and the operation of Brazilian campaigns. The thesis begins with a description of the evolution of expenditure and an analysis of how candidates spend. Next, it is discussed the costs of political support, specially the cost of cabos eleitorrais. Finally, the hypothesis is tested if party organization would be reflected in more efficient expenditures.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Tese

Ano

2019

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Não informado

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/27542

Temas

Desenvolvimento Regional

Palavras-chave

Campaign expenditureElectionsElectoral financeGastos de campanhaEleiçõesFinanciamento eleitoralAdministração de empresasCampanha eleitoral - BrasilFundos para campanha eleitoralEleições - BrasilDeputados federais