BACKGROUND: In spite of the fact that the number of surgeries presented by the elective surgery task force did not entirely reflect the reality, it is possible to declare that the financial implementation of the Brazilian Ministry of Health has been significative, as well as the increasing number of varicose vein surgeries, especially after the creation of the Strategic Actions and Compensation Fund (FAEC). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the application of financial investment in the Ministry of Health campaign for varicose vein surgery. METHODS: A transversal study of retrospective nature has been conducted, using information available at the Data Processing Department of the National Healthcare System database (DATASUS). All the authorization of hospital internment from the inferior member varicose vein surgeries, financed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health from January 1998 to December 2004, have been included in the research. RESULTS: In 1998, before the implementation of the elective surgery task force, 23,531 varicose vein surgeries have been performed, and R5,819,033.27invested.AfterthecreationoftheFAEC,457,026inferiormembervaricoseveinsurgerieshavebeenperformedfrom1999to2004,andR 187,760,196.81 were invested with an average of R31,293,336.13peryear.CONCLUSION:Thus,itispossibletoconcludethatthebiggerinvestmentfromtheBrazilianMinistryofHealth,representedbytheimplementationoftheelectivesurgerytaskforcesbytheFAEC,hasbeenresponsibleforincreasingthenumberofvaricoseveinsurgeriesallaroundBrazil.CONTEXTO:Apesardereconhecerqueonuˊmeroapresentadopelomutira~odecirurgiaseletivasna~orefletisseinteiramentearealidade,foisignificativaaimplementac\ca~ofinanceiradoMinisteˊriodaSauˊdedoBrasil,bemcomooaumentodecirurgiasdevarizes,apoˊscriac\ca~odoFundodeAc\co~esEstrateˊgiaseCompensac\ca~o(FAEC).OBJETIVO:Avaliarosresultadosdaaplicac\ca~odoinvestimentofinanceirodoMinisteˊriodaSauˊdenomutira~odecirurgiasdevarizes.MEˊTODOS:Foirealizadoumestudotransversaldenaturezaretrospectiva,utilizandoinformac\co~esdobancodedadosdoDepartamentodeInformaˊticadoSistemaUˊnicodeSauˊde.Foramincluıˊdasnapesquisatodasautorizac\co~esdeinternac\ca~ohospitalardascirurgiasdevarizesdemembrosinferiorespagaspeloMinisteˊriodaSauˊdedoBrasil,noperıˊododejaneirode1998adezembrode2004.RESULTADOS:Em1998,antesdaimplementac\ca~odomutira~odecirurgiaseletivasforamrealizadas23.531cirurgiasdevarizeseinvestidosR 5.819.033,27. Após a criação do FAEC, foram realizadas 457.026 cirurgias de varizes de membros inferiores, no período de 1999 a 2004, e foram investidos R187.760.196,81commeˊdiadeR 31.293.336,13 por ano. CONCLUSÃO: O investimento feito pelo Ministério da Saúde durante o programa de mutirões de cirurgias eletivas pelo FAEC, proporcionou aumento significativo do número de cirurgias de varizes em todo Brasil.Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia VascularUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Cirurgia VascularUniversidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Departamento de CirurgiaUNCISALUniversidade Tiradentes Faculdade de MedicinaUNIFESP, Depto. de Cirurgia VascularSciEL