The article analyzes the municipalization of health by means of propositions for health policy of mayors elected in the year 2012. Documentary analysis was carried out on the so candidates' government platforms and on official documents of the municipalities' health policy and management, i.e., Municipal Health Conferences Reports and Municipal Health Plans, of 24 municipalities in the five regions of the Country. The results indicate that the candidatures generally incorporate the defense of the right to health, although mainly through the increasing of medical services supply.
Health policy; Decentralization; Local government
