Federalismo fiscal e autonomia municipal: análise das implicações na segurança pública em São Luís

Abstract

This dissertation aims to analyze the implications of fiscal federalism on municipal autonomy and its repercussions on local public security, focusing on the municipality of São Luís in the state of Maranhão. The study is based on the assumption that the financial autonomy of municipalities, guaranteed by their collection capacity and intergovernmental transfers, directly influences the ability of local governments to develop more efficient public security policies adapted to their specificities. In this context, the limitations and potentialities that the Municipal Secretariat for Security with Citizenship (SEMUSC) faces in implementing its public security policies are investigated compared to other management models existing in cities with similar socioeconomic characteristics. The research seeks to verify how the increase in municipal financial autonomy, through agreements and transfers, can impact the management of resources and the effectiveness of security policies. Thus, the inductive approach method is used, along with a socio-legal-critical and legal-propositional procedural method and a varied research technique, allowing an in-depth analysis of the variables that affect public security management at the municipal level. Primary and secondary data were used, including institutional reports, SEMUSC documents, and visits to the secretariat.