“GIVE AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU”

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN FUNDING, MARKET AND NON-MARKET

Abstract

This research analyzed how the dynamics of market and non-market interests that guided the ‘Republicanos’ Party campaign funding in the 2020 municipal elections in the state of Minas Gerais were characterized, in order to analyze the practice of electoral funding as a method of
influencing and intervening in the political environment. A qualitative-quantitative, descriptive and exploratory approach was used, in which the donors of the 37 mayors elected in the municipalities of Minas Gerais were analyzed, representing 17.53% of the candidates elected by the Republican party across the country. The data were extracted from the TSE website on the topic of publicizing candidacies and electoral accounts. Then, possible links between donors and the government were investigated, checking if there was any historical relationship of
economic gain of any kind. The data were treated with the help of Microsoft Excel and Power BI software. By extracting the data and analyzing them, it was possible to conclude that a considerable part of the resources that finance the campaigns of elected candidates originate from donations from individuals and, in most cases, such donations are related to obtaining direct economic advantages or, sometimes, patrimonial benefits, such as appointment to commissioned positions.