Abstract

The political dynamics in Brazil highlight the growing competitiveness of elections, requiring significant financial resources. The prohibition of corporate donations in 2015, prompted by Operation Car Wash, increased the importance of public funds in campaigns. In 2022, the Special Campaign Financing Fund (FEFC), or “electoral fund,” reached R$4.9 billion. Along with the Party Fund, public financing accounted for 81% of candidates’ revenues, the highest share of public money in the country’s history. This study aims to understand the distribution of these resources among parties for candidates running for the Chamber of Deputies in 2022, using a quantitative approach with the Gini coefficient as an indicator. The results were used to create a ranking of public resource distribution by party. The national index was 0.72, indicating a high concentration in resource allocation. This result was compared with the ideological classification of parties, showing no strong correlation with party positions. It was also analyzed regionally, observing the distribution across states.

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