Brazil

National Committee of Indigenous Policy

The National Committee of Indigenous Policy ran between 2006 and 2015. Its competencies were to: prepare the draft bill for the creation of the National Council of Indigenous Policy, which integrated the structure of the Ministry of Justice; monitor and collaborate in organizing and conducting the 1st National Conference on Indigenous Policy; propose guidelines, tools, norms and priorities of the National Indigenous Policy, as well as strategies for the monitoring and evaluation of actions carried out by the federal administrative bodies linked to indigenous issues; support and coordinate the different organs and structures responsible for the implementation of actions aimed at indigenous populations, while monitoring the budget of these actions under the 2004-2007 multiannual plan; propose the update of legislation and monitor propositions in progress as well as other parliamentary activities related to indigenous policies; encourage the participation of indigenous peoples in the formulation and implementation of federal indigenous policies; and support the technical capacity building of indigenous policy enforcers. The council was comprised of 31 representatives, 11 from the public sector and 20 from indigenous peoples.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
only backed by a governmental program or policy 
Frequency
regular
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
civil society  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields a non-binding decision  
Co-Governance
yes 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

Sources

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