O orçamento participativo como instrumento de exercício efetivo da cidadania

Abstract

This work proposed a study on the Participatory Budget model and the feasibility of implementing it as an instrument for exercising citizenship. We sought to understand the preparation process and evaluate the feasibility of expanding the Participatory Budget as a tool to achieve popular participation in public management, prioritizing the continuity of management plans and goals. This proves to be crucial for efficient socioeconomic development in a participatory democracy, in a context of participatory democracy under the Democratic Rule of Law and to verify the experience of the State of Alagoas in the context of participatory budget preparation. To this end, a vast bibliographical review was carried out on the subject of public budget, participatory budget, citizenship and democracy to build a theoretical basis for discussion, in addition to a visit to the State Secretariat for Planning, Management and Heritage of the State of Alagoas to search for information on the implementation of the participatory budget for the preparation of the 2024-2027 multi-annual plan. It was concluded that the Participatory Budget, with constitutional provision, plays a crucial role in the realization of citizenship, allowing the direct participation of society in the preparation of the budget and resisting political cycles in favor of continuity.