Electoral financing and political representation in Brazil during the Bolsonaro government (2019-2022): between old and new problems
Financiamiento electoral y representación política en Brasil durante el gobierno Bolsonaro (2019-2022): entre nuevos y viejos problemas
Financiamento eleitoral e representação política no Brasil durante o governo Bolsonaro (2019-2022): entre novos e velhos problemas
Resumen:
This paper deals with Brazil’s most recent data on electoral financing. We focus on the results for political representation throughout the Bolsonaro government (2019-2022), in which there were changes promoted by the Legislature (restriction of the use of self-financing of candidates) by the Judiciary (proportionality of resources destined to women and black and brown candidacies); and by the Executive. In the latter case, we explore data that goes beyond the regulation of the Brazilian Electoral Justice and touch on the point of delivery of pork barrel (parliamentary amendments) via the so-called Secret Budget. The results show that, despite significant legal changes, the electoral financing in Brazil continues to be highly unequal. On the side of Bolsonaro’s government, the strategy to deliver resources to his political base was successful in Legislative elections.
Este artículo aborda los datos más recientes sobre financiamiento electoral en Brasil. Nos centramos en los resultados para la representación política a lo largo del gobierno de Bolsonaro (2019-2022), en el que hubo cambios impulsados desde el Legislativo (restricción del uso del autofinanciamiento de los candidatos), por el Poder Judicial (proporcionalidad de los recursos destinados a mujeres y candidaturas negras y marrones) y por el Ejecutivo. En este último caso, exploramos datos que van más allá de la regulación de la justicia electoral brasileña y tocamos el punto de entrega del pork barrel (enmiendas parlamentarias) a través del llamado Presupuesto Secreto. Los resultados muestran que, a pesar de importantes cambios legales, el financiamiento electoral en Brasil sigue siendo altamente desigual. Del lado del gobierno de Bolsonaro, la estrategia de entregar recursos a su base política tuvo éxito en las elecciones Legislativas.
Este artigo trata dos dados mais recentes sobre financiamento eleitoral no Brasil. Focamos nos resultados para a representação política ao longo do governo Bolsonaro (2019-2022), em que houve mudanças promovidas pelo Legislativo (restrição ao uso de autofinanciamento de candidatos) pelo Judiciário (proporcionalidade de recursos destinados às mulheres e candidaturas pretas e pardas); e pelo Executivo. Neste último caso, exploramos dados que vão além da regulamentação da Justiça Eleitoral brasileira e tocamos no ponto de pork-barrel (emendas parlamentares) via o chamado Orçamento Secreto. Os resultados mostram que, apesar de mudanças legais significativas, o financiamento eleitoral no Brasil continua altamente desigual. Do lado do governo Bolsonaro, a estratégia de entregar recursos à sua base política teve sucesso nas eleições legislativas.
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Electoral financing Pork barrel Minority candidates Electoral reforms Financiamiento electoral Pork barrel Candidatos minoritarios Reformas electorales Financiamento eleitoral Pork-barrel Candidatos minoritários Reformas eleitorais |
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Universidad de la República | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/44508 | |
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Sumario: | This paper deals with Brazil’s most recent data on electoral financing. We focus on the results for political representation throughout the Bolsonaro government (2019-2022), in which there were changes promoted by the Legislature (restriction of the use of self-financing of candidates) by the Judiciary (proportionality of resources destined to women and black and brown candidacies); and by the Executive. In the latter case, we explore data that goes beyond the regulation of the Brazilian Electoral Justice and touch on the point of delivery of pork barrel (parliamentary amendments) via the so-called Secret Budget. The results show that, despite significant legal changes, the electoral financing in Brazil continues to be highly unequal. On the side of Bolsonaro’s government, the strategy to deliver resources to his political base was successful in Legislative elections. |
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