{"id":35958,"date":"2022-07-04T12:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T12:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=35958"},"modified":"2022-07-08T18:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:30:55","slug":"what-the-oecd-says-about-open-government-and-social-participation-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/what-the-oecd-says-about-open-government-and-social-participation-in-brazil\/","title":"What the OECD says about Open Government and social participation in Brazil","content":"

On social media, a <\/span>post that recently went viral<\/b><\/a> illustrates the lack of importance of transparency to President Bolsonaro. In the post, the journalist Lucas Bernardino asks why the president has imposed secrecy for one hundred years on all the thorny issues in which he is involved. \u201cIs there something to hide?\u201d he inquires. The president himself replied to the post: \u201cIn a hundred years you\u2019ll know\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The answer mocks the president\u2019s imposition of one hundred years of secrecy on information requested through the Freedom of Information Law, such as: his vaccination card; information on the name tags for access to the Planalto Palace (the presidential residence) for his sons Carlos and Eduardo Bolsonaro; the case investigating the presence of the former Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, at a political rally while he was serving as an active general in the military; and data on the presence in the Planalto Palace of pastors suspected of pushing for the release of funds from the Ministry of Education \u2013 a matter that is currently in the spotlight due to signs of possible interference by the president in the investigations conducted by the Federal Police. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adopted in 2011, the Freedom of Information Law is considered an important milestone in the national Open Government agenda, according to the Open Government Review of Brazil by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), a document drafted at the request of the government itself. <\/span><\/p>\n

The report, which analyzed policies and practices adopted over the past decade, defines \u201cOpen Government\u201d as \u201ca culture of governance that promotes the principles of transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation in support of democracy and inclusive growth\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Formed by 38 States, the OECD proposes to assist in the development of its member countries and reinforce the improvement of their social indicators. In practice, Brazil\u2019s full accession to the bloc could provide significant economic and political advantages, including a better position among donors and greater access to trade and foreign direct investment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brazil officially submitted its application to join the organization in 2017. In June 2022, the OECD approved the plan for the country\u2019s accession process \u2014 which will probably take at least two years to complete. But in order to be accepted as a full member, the Brazilian government must show that it can align itself with the organization\u2019s good practices, <\/span>such as on environmental issues<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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