Financing of campaigns: Brazil in comparative perspective

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze aspects of the system of financing of political parties in Brazil in comparative perspective. For this, we used data provided by International IDEA in order to classify the systems of financing of political parties from 96 countries in two main areas, namely: first, regarding the transfer of public resources to the parties and, secondly, as to control those countries have on the financing of parties. Both, therefore, refer to the degree of regulatory intervention by the State electoral competition. Finally, it looks up to the factors of democratic political systems that are associated with different degrees of electoral regulation.