Author:

Antônio Francisco Frota Neves

Abstract:

The present research aims to analyze the legal nature of the obligations arising from the promises of electoral campaigns made by candidates for elective positions to the Executive Branch, especially in the Federal sphere, as well as the responsibilities arising from noncompliance of the aforementioned promises. It was based on the premise that the promises made by candidates to elective positions of the Executive Branch create a legal relationship with the whole community when assuming the public function, which receives the protection of the principle of administrative morality and the legitimate trust in favor of society. It will be analyzed the influence that the institutional arrangements provoke in the realization of those promises, and may even exclude the causal link. It was appreciated the set of proposals defended by the winning presidential campaign of 2014, analyzing them in face of its feasibility. The general objective is to contribute to a reflection about the promises of electoral campaigns in the context of the electoral-political process and its practical consequences for the materialization of the objectives of the Republic, referred in the Federal Constitution. The methodology used was a descriptive bibliographical research, using the deductive-hypothetical method. The conclusions presented at the end point out the possibility of punishing political agents, in the light of the current legal system, for not fulfilling electoral campaign promises.