Emendas parlamentares em saúde no contexto do orçamento federal: entre o ‘é’ e o ‘dever ser’ da alocação de recursos

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the scientific literature on how parliamentary health amendments are inserted in the allocation of federal resources. The methodology used was an integrative review of the selected subject. The BVS portal was used to identify those studies that would be linked to ‘parliamentary amendments’ and ‘resource allocation’ simultaneously. In view of the difficulty of identifying descriptors directly linked to ‘parliamentary amendments’, we opted for a search strategy using the term ‘parliamentary amendments’ in the title in addition to the descriptors that are related as a theme. Initially, 47 studies were identified which, after analyzing the title and summary by three researchers, were reduced to 7 (15%) studies. Among the studies included, 03 (37.5%) are monographs, 03 (37.5%) are theses and 02 (25%) are articles. The years of studies range from 1995 to 2018. Even though it is an old topic, the relationship between amendments and the allocation of health resources is poorly guided in the literature. The few existing studies consider parliamentary amendments as an instrument of political bargaining between the executive and the legislative branch and report the use of political criteria disregarding the role of budget planning in reducing regional inequalities in health.