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Fiscal TransparencyFiscal TransparencyBrazilian InitiativesBrazilian Initiatives

Oct, 2013; @ London , UK

Welles Matias de AbreuWelles Matias de AbreuAssistant Federal Budget Secretary, SubstituteAssistant Federal Budget Secretary, Substitute

Welles Matias de AbreuWelles Matias de AbreuAssistant Federal Budget Secretary, SubstituteAssistant Federal Budget Secretary, Substitute



SummarySummary Brazilian Budgeting Framework

Main Brazilian Initiatives on:

Fiscal Transparency

Participation

Brazilian Participatory Budgeting Process



Brazilian Budgeting FrameworkBrazilian Budgeting Framework

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Social ParticipationSocial Participation



Fiscal Education for ChildrenFiscal Education for Children

Main Issue: How does the government spend the taxes?

2007 – Created the Public Budget Primer: “Sofinha and her team”

2008 – Began the implementation of the “Sofinha and her team” primer on Public Schools;

2009 – Sofinha Brochure became available on SOF website; and

2010 – “Talk to Sofinha” on the SOF website.

Fiscal Education for ChildrenFiscal Education for Children

Main Issue: How does the government spend the taxes?

2007 – Created the Public Budget Primer: “Sofinha and her team”

2008 – Began the implementation of the “Sofinha and her team” primer on Public Schools;

2009 – Sofinha Brochure became available on SOF website; and

2010 – “Talk to Sofinha” on the SOF website.

“over 60,000 copies distributed in Brazil”“over 60,000 copies distributed in Brazil”

Fiscal Transparency



Budgeting Courses to SocietyBudgeting Courses to SocietySOF Virtual SchoolObjective: Transfer knowledge through the Internet.Target Audience: Federal, State and Municipal civil servants and society.

Courses currently offered: Basic Course on Public Budgeting (no tutoring) Public Budgeting Course (with mentoring) Guidelines Budget law (LDO) for municipalities (no tutoring)

ead.orcamentofederal.gov.br (Moodle)

SOF Virtual SchoolObjective: Transfer knowledge through the Internet.Target Audience: Federal, State and Municipal civil servants and society.

Courses currently offered: Basic Course on Public Budgeting (no tutoring) Public Budgeting Course (with mentoring) Guidelines Budget law (LDO) for municipalities (no tutoring)

ead.orcamentofederal.gov.br (Moodle)

Example: Basic course on public budgetingModules: What is the Public Budget, Legal Framework, Understanding the Budget Cycle; Civil Society Participation (8 hours)

Example: Basic course on public budgetingModules: What is the Public Budget, Legal Framework, Understanding the Budget Cycle; Civil Society Participation (8 hours)

Fiscal Transparency

http://ead.orcamentofederal.gov.br/








Federal Budget For Everyone:Federal Budget For Everyone:

Premisses:Premisses: Understandable language

Relevant Informations to Society

Clarify concepts already established (GDP, inflation, etc)

An exercise of communication to Society

Premisses:Premisses: Understandable language

Relevant Informations to Society

Clarify concepts already established (GDP, inflation, etc)

An exercise of communication to Society

Document that synthesizes the Document that synthesizes the Budget Proposal for 2012Budget Proposal for 2012

Document that synthesizes the Document that synthesizes the Budget Proposal for 2012Budget Proposal for 2012

IBP included this initiative in 2012 researchIBP included this initiative in 2012 research(Brazilian Citizen Budget)(Brazilian Citizen Budget)

IBP included this initiative in 2012 researchIBP included this initiative in 2012 research(Brazilian Citizen Budget)(Brazilian Citizen Budget)

Fiscal Transparency

http://www.orcamentofederal.gov.br/arquivo-ofat/Orcamento_Federal_2013_WEB.pdf

http://www.orcamentofederal.gov.br/arquivo-ofat/Orcamento_Federal_2013_WEB.pdf



SIOP – Executive Budget System (including in RDF format)

SIGA Brasil – Legislative Budget System

Portal Transparência – Public Spending Details

SIOP – Executive Budget System (including in RDF format)

SIGA Brasil – Legislative Budget System

Portal Transparência – Public Spending Details

Brazilian Budget Open DataBrazilian Budget Open Data

Fiscal Transparency

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/siop/

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/rdf/manual_de_referencia_2012.pdf

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/rdf/carta_de_servicos_orcamento_federal_em_rdf.pdf

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/siop/

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/rdf/manual_de_referencia_2012.pdf

https://www.siop.planejamento.gov.br/rdf/carta_de_servicos_orcamento_federal_em_rdf.pdf



Brazilian Participatory institutionsBrazilian Participatory institutions

Mechanisms of Individual Participation: Mechanisms of Individual Participation: OmbudsmenOmbudsmen (call centers or internet) to complaints, (call centers or internet) to complaints, evaluating the quality, mediations or express their level of evaluating the quality, mediations or express their level of satisfactionsatisfaction

About 95% of the municipalities and states have About 95% of the municipalities and states have ombudsmenombudsmen

Directly Directly (maybe with systems supported) to ask and (maybe with systems supported) to ask and make opinions about budget laws in executive and make opinions about budget laws in executive and legislative processeslegislative processes

PPA (Plural Annual Plan Law); PPA (Plural Annual Plan Law); Ex.: Open debates at all states Ex.: Open debates at all states of Brazil about public policies.of Brazil about public policies. LDO (Budget Directives/Priorities Law): LDO (Budget Directives/Priorities Law): Ex.: Open Ex.: Open suggestions by system (SIOP and E-Democracia) for society.suggestions by system (SIOP and E-Democracia) for society. LOA (Annual Budget Law). LOA (Annual Budget Law). Ex.: Demands for allocations of Ex.: Demands for allocations of spends in specifics public policies (Council policies and legislative spends in specifics public policies (Council policies and legislative adjustments).adjustments).

Brazilian Participatory institutionsBrazilian Participatory institutions

Mechanisms of Individual Participation: Mechanisms of Individual Participation: OmbudsmenOmbudsmen (call centers or internet) to complaints, (call centers or internet) to complaints, evaluating the quality, mediations or express their level of evaluating the quality, mediations or express their level of satisfactionsatisfaction

About 95% of the municipalities and states have About 95% of the municipalities and states have ombudsmenombudsmen

Directly Directly (maybe with systems supported) to ask and (maybe with systems supported) to ask and make opinions about budget laws in executive and make opinions about budget laws in executive and legislative processeslegislative processes

PPA (Plural Annual Plan Law); PPA (Plural Annual Plan Law); Ex.: Open debates at all states Ex.: Open debates at all states of Brazil about public policies.of Brazil about public policies. LDO (Budget Directives/Priorities Law): LDO (Budget Directives/Priorities Law): Ex.: Open Ex.: Open suggestions by system (SIOP and E-Democracia) for society.suggestions by system (SIOP and E-Democracia) for society. LOA (Annual Budget Law). LOA (Annual Budget Law). Ex.: Demands for allocations of Ex.: Demands for allocations of spends in specifics public policies (Council policies and legislative spends in specifics public policies (Council policies and legislative adjustments).adjustments).

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Participation



Brazilian Participatory institutionsBrazilian Participatory institutions (cont.)(cont.)

Collective and Cooperative Processes:Collective and Cooperative Processes: Public conferencesPublic conferences Public policies councilsPublic policies councils Social groups and forumsSocial groups and forums

Civil servants and society representatives who work in Civil servants and society representatives who work in these deliberative meetings. In some cases, regulated by these deliberative meetings. In some cases, regulated by federal lawfederal lawThe Presidency of the Republic monitors these processesThe Presidency of the Republic monitors these processes For example: CONSOCIAL - National Conference on For example: CONSOCIAL - National Conference on Transparency and Social Control, CDES - Economic and Social Transparency and Social Control, CDES - Economic and Social Development Council, and CEFEMEA - Studies and Advice Development Council, and CEFEMEA - Studies and Advice Feminist Center Feminist Center

Brazilian Participatory institutionsBrazilian Participatory institutions (cont.)(cont.)

Collective and Cooperative Processes:Collective and Cooperative Processes: Public conferencesPublic conferences Public policies councilsPublic policies councils Social groups and forumsSocial groups and forums

Civil servants and society representatives who work in Civil servants and society representatives who work in these deliberative meetings. In some cases, regulated by these deliberative meetings. In some cases, regulated by federal lawfederal lawThe Presidency of the Republic monitors these processesThe Presidency of the Republic monitors these processes For example: CONSOCIAL - National Conference on For example: CONSOCIAL - National Conference on Transparency and Social Control, CDES - Economic and Social Transparency and Social Control, CDES - Economic and Social Development Council, and CEFEMEA - Studies and Advice Development Council, and CEFEMEA - Studies and Advice Feminist Center Feminist Center

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Participation


BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATORY

BUDGETING PROCESS

...as:

... a human right;

... a policy of state;

... a governmental method.


SOCIAL PARTICIPATION

HOW CITIZENS CAN ENGAGE IN BRAZIL? Government providing information to the citizen

(all cases); Government initiating consultation with the

citizen to solicit their feedback on issues that might concern them (many cases); and

Citizens engaging in decision-making more integrally (some cases).


STATE-SOCIETY INTERACTIONSANNUAL PERCENTAGE 2002-2010 of governmental programs and institutions with some form of State-society interaction

Source: IPEA.gov.br (2012) % of programs with interaction % of institutions with interaction

Theme classes of public programs

Interaction types

DE - economic development

Rgi - stakeholders meetings

PS - social protection Dcs - council discussion

Dcf - conferences

Inf - Infrastructure CP - public consultation

AP - public audiences

MA - environment Ov - hearing offices

Ot - others

Source: IPEA.gov.br (2012)

SPATIAL ASSOCIATON between policy types and interaction types


COUNCILS - examples

Social and economic development

Human Rights Cooperative economy

Traditional communities

Health Sexual diversity Immigration Urban developmentSocial assistance Disability Civil defense Indigenous policiesEnvironment Childhood Public transparency Hydro resourcesFood security Elderly Penitentiary

policiesTourism

Social security (against) Slave labor Public security SportsCulture (against) Child labor Drug policies Fishing &

aquicultureEducation Youth policies Women rights Energy policiesScience & technology

Racial equity Rural development Work & employment

Ministry of PlanningFederal Budget Secretariat CONFERENCES

NUMBER OF NATIONAL CONFERENCES (by year)

Source: General-Secretariat of Presidency of Republic - Brazil


HOW TO MOVE FROM POLICIES TO PRACTICES OF PARTICIPATION?

1 - developing a favorable environment to participation;

2 - trust-building;

3 - researching and mapping what is already being done;

4 - understanding and respecting communitarian and popular forms of participation;

5 - designing participation policies based on your own reality;

6 - stimulating passion and desire to participate;

7 - begging the question: Must successful practices come from regulatory framework or maybe it can be the opposite way? There must be an institutionalization in all the cases?

8 - being always open to learn, as are we all here.

EXAMPLE OF RESULTS RELATED WITH THE INCREASE OF TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATORY INITIATIVES

““Valuing Democracy”Valuing Democracy”Development with Development with

Fiscal Responsibility Fiscal Responsibility and Transparencyand Transparency

Thank You!Federal Budget Secretariat

Phone: +55 61 20202220

E-mail: [email protected]

+ Development+ Equality

+Participation

“a country for everyone”

“a rich country is a country without

misery”

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