PARLIAMENTARY AMENDMENTS IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: GOVERNANCE OR DISGOVERNANCE IN THE FINANCING OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES?

Abstract

The article analyzes parliamentary amendments, political decisions by deputies and senators, as a source of financial resources for federal public universities in the five regions of Brazil. This study focuses on showing what the details of committed, settled and paid expenses of federal universities reveal about the direction of these resources to these institutions throughout the national territory. The approach adopted was the qualitative to analyze the governance of individual parliamentary amendments. The results point to the essentiality of good governance on the part of the Ministry of Education to ensure efficiency in the use of these resources indicated by deputies and senators. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that federal universities in the Southeast Region were the most benefited from these parliamentary amendment resources. This research reveals valuable and understandings about the governance of the Ministry of Education, presents representativeness data and shows in detail the distribution of resources arising from individual parliamentary amendments on Brazilian federal universities.