This work analyzes the impact of the law of fiscal (LRF) responsibility, in the finances and in the economical development in States of Brazil, through an own database, constituted by information obtained at the General office of National Treasury, in the period from 2000 to 2004. For the tests economics the tool was used Given in Panel, the Test of Mann-Whitney and the Technique of Main Components. The found results, in general, they demonstrate that LRF didn't present effects on the finances and in the economical development of Brazilian States, but it caused positive impact to States of larger Gross Domestic Product (GDP), under the prism of the expense reduction. In the income joined national, there was negative impact, because that income decreased in States of Larger GDP, not being compensated by the increase of liquid average incomes by States of smaller GDP. Therefore, there were penalties for States of larger capacity fiscal, larger organization policy and larger economical development and benefits for States in contrary situation, but that in national level, it provided negative economical results.
Law of Fiscal Responsibility; index of liquid expense with personnel of the executive power; public policy; consequences not anticipated economic policy; economic policy
