Intergovernmental transfers and budgetary policies of the Federal District – 1900–2023

Abstract

The evolution of economic plans and budgetary allocation in Brazil throughout the 20th Century, with an emphasis on the transfer of resources to the Federal District by the Union, allows us to understand how these decisions influenced the socioeconomic development of the region and the dynamics of public policies applied in the country. The research covers from the Old Republic to the New Republic, examining the periods of the Vargas Era, Populist Republic, Military Regime and redemocratization; highlights the relevance of the Budget Guidelines Law (LDO) in the distribution of resources and the influence of economic plans, such as the Real Plan and Juscelino Kubitschek's Plan of Targets, in the allocation of funds to the Federal Capital. The analysis reveals a significant gap in budget data at various historical moments, reflecting the scarcity of detailed information due to economic volatility, changes in government policies and the lack of standardization in financial documentation. The absence of accurate records makes it difficult to comprehensively understand the impacts of economic plans put into practice, challenging the performance of longitudinal comparative analyzes and limiting the accurate assessment of the effectiveness of public policies in regional development.