NON-FORMAL EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Since the re-democratization of Brazil in the mid-1980s, there have been significant advances in the development of various forms of participation and in how the population accesses and engages in political and social actions. In this sense, it is pertinent to highlight some aspects of the formation of the national scenario in these last five decades.

First, after a period of military government with restrictions on the political involvement of Brazilians, in 1985 the resumption of presidential elections was approved as a direct vote by the population and the text of the Federal Constitution of 1988 introduced innovations such as the possibility of submitting proposals of popular initiative for consideration as projects by the Legislative Branch and the holding of plebiscites and referendums, in addition to expanding the group of voters and encouraging the strengthening and/or establishment of mechanisms of institutional participation, about which Brazil is internationally recognized as an example due to public policy councils and conferences and the experiences of Participatory Budgets, for example.