A execução das emendas orçamentárias individuais: papel de ministros, cargos de liderança e normas fiscaisIndividual budget amendments spending: role of ministers, leadership positions and fiscal rules
INTRODUÇÃODentre os fluxos de recursos que percorrem o sistema político brasileiro, o das emendas parlamentares individuais talvez seja aquele que mais tenha gerado debates. O percurso das emendas, em regra, vai desde sua proposição pelo parlamentar, passando por diferentes níveis burocráticos do Executivo federal até o envio para atores locais por meio de transferências intergovernamentais. Portanto, o recurso de cada emenda deriva de um deputado e partido específicos, e tem sua execução condicionada por atores políticos de diferentes níveis federativos e esferas de poder, como líderes partidários, presidentes, ministros e prefeitos. Assim, as emendas representam um importante marcador disponível para explorar o funcionamento do sistema político brasileiro, principalmente
While corruption is widely disapproved of, some corrupt politicians continue to win elections. We tackle this paradox by examining the effects of malfeasance scandals in politicians’ behavior. In particular, we focus on their campaign finance strategies and career choices. We explore these issues empirically with an original dataset that includes all lower-house members of Congress (MCs) in Brazil from 1995 to 2010. Although tainted incumbents tend to be penalized electorally, we show that campaign spending attenuates this effect. These results are robust, controlling for a host of potential confounders and biases. Hence, we offer a first exploration of incumbents’ strategies to avoid the electoral cost of their publicized wrongdoings. Above a certain threshold of funding, Brazilian members of Congress become impervious to negative exposure, regardless of the severity of their ethical and/or criminal violations. These results carry important normative consequences in terms of regulating campaign financing as a means of improving accountability.
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