Exclusive survey by Jovem Pan shows that proposals on campaign financing remain on hold while new initiatives arrive on the eve of 2026
An exclusive survey of the Young Panbased on official data from the Chamber of Deputies, reveals that Congress accumulates 1,022 bills related to the Special Campaign Financing Fund (FEFC) and the Party Fund which are still awaiting analysis. The number exposes the House’s difficulty in advancing the debate on the use of public resources in electoral campaigns, a sensitive and recurring topic on the political agenda.
The proposals in progress deal with different aspects of the electoral financingsuch as limiting the growth of the fund, criteria for distributing resources between candidates, transparency requirements, expanding quotas for specific groups and new possibilities for using public money during campaigns. Despite the diversity of topics, most projects remain stuck in committees, with no provision for deliberation.
The survey shows that Congress has avoided discussing structural changes in the overall value of the Electoral Fund, focusing on specific or symbolic adjustments. Proposals that deal with reducing the amount or eliminating it face resistance and have little prospect of progress, while texts that redistribute resources or expand inspection rules progress slowly.
In 2026, even with the significant accumulation of pending projects, the has already received two new proposals that deal with transparency and accountability in the dissemination of electoral research in digital media. The texts establish stricter rules for publishing, promoting and identifying research on social networks, in addition to providing for sanctions in case of non-compliance with electoral legislation.
Experts consulted by Young Pan assess that the volume of stalled projects reflects a political calculation. In a pre-election year, parliamentarians avoid facing an issue that generates weariness among the electorate, but which is considered strategic by party leadership. The consequence is the maintenance of a widely criticized system, without concrete advances in transparency or spending control.
With more than a thousand proposals in the drawer and new initiatives being presented on the eve of the next election, the public campaign financing tends to return to the center of political debate. Until now, however, Congress has preferred to postpone decisions on the issue.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
