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Participatory Budgeting Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Participatory Budgeting Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
Tags: Social movements Providing alternatives to institutions New Organizing New Doing Local/regional government Finance Competence development Civil Society organizations Breakthrough Altering institutions

The Brazilian Participatory Budget began in 1989, in the city of Porto Alegre, in the southern region, being the oldest in the world. Participatory budgeting is a process of democratic deliberation and decision-making in which citizens decide how to allocate part of the municipal budget. Social movements and civil society organizations play an important role in the process. In Belo Horizonte, in the southeast region, the Participatory Budget process began in 1993, by instituting new ways of doing and organizing popular participation in municipal decisions. Popular participation gained a significant role in the conception, planning and implementation of public policies together with the public administration, turning this style of governance into a national and international reference of participatory management. 

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  • march 1995
    Record number of construction works in the northern region
  • march 1993
    High demand in theme of infrastructure
  • march 1995

    Urbanization of a low-income neighborhood

  • march 2000
    Inversion of the demand themes - health and education
  • june 2000
    New record number of construction works in the northern region
  • march 2005
    Inversion of the demand themes - sports and cultural area
  • march 2006

    Digital Participatory Budgeting implementation

  • march 2011

    Redesign of PB’s methodology (aligned with the city planning)

  • january 2008
    The Digital PB website ran the Big Fish Award
  • march 2008
    Continuity of digital PB
  • march 2006
    Digital Participatory Budgeting indicated to the SUCESU - MG
  • june 2009
    Digital Participatory Budgeting is finalist in the Millennium Development Goals Award
  • june 2007
    Award won: "Good Practice in Citizen Participation"
  • march 2015

    Inclusion of associated entities in the PB process

  • june 2002
    Decrease of participation in the PB process
  • march 2014

    Implementation of Child and Adolescents’ Participatory Budgeting

  • march 2014

    Change in PB management architecture

  • march 2012
    Decrease of participation in the digital PB
  • march 2000
    Digital transformation in the government
  • march 2014
    Creating of management posts
  • march 2008
    Experience of Youth in Participatory Budgeting in Brazil
  • march 2013
    Mayor associated to Child Friendly Mayor Program
  • march 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2009
    Beginning of the discussion about reorganization
  • january 2011
    Director’s Plan of Administrative Regions was done
  • march 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2014
    Priority Areas map for Participatory Budgeting was updated
  • march 2015
    Rio das Ostras youth visited Belo Horizonte
  • january 2016
    Prize for Good Practices in Participatory Budgeting and Public Management
  • may 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2012
    Update to the Urban Life Quality Rate
  • march 2014
    Priority Areas map for Participatory Budgeting updated
  • april 2011
    Recognition of new areas of social interest
  • march 2011
    Process review of the PB methodology became official
  • march 2016
    Participation of the Adjunct Secretary in the 9th Meeting of the Brazilian Network of Participatory Budgeting
  • march 2009
    New territory delimitation
  • january 2011
    Priorities of PB include education facilities.
  • march 1995

    Urbanization of a low-income neighborhood

    CTP is when a whole neighborhood becomes urbanized and the PB can be recognized as a process that changes the city positively. It is an interesting turning point as an entire neighborhood is urbanized by the community's efforts via the PB.

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    5 related events

  • march 1993
    High demand in theme of infrastructure
  • march 1995
    Record number of construction works in the northern region
  • march 2000
    Inversion of the demand themes - health and education
  • june 2000
    New record number of construction works in the northern region
  • march 2005
    Inversion of the demand themes - sports and cultural area
  • march 2006

    Digital Participatory Budgeting implementation

    This CTP concerns the development of “OP Digital” that allows citizen participation in the participatory budgeting (PB) process through an online platform.

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    8 related events

  • march 2000
    Digital transformation in the government
  • june 2002
    Decrease of participation in the PB process
  • march 2006
    Digital Participatory Budgeting indicated to the SUCESU - MG
  • june 2007
    Award won: "Good Practice in Citizen Participation"
  • january 2008
    The Digital PB website ran the Big Fish Award
  • march 2008
    Continuity of digital PB
  • june 2009
    Digital Participatory Budgeting is finalist in the Millennium Development Goals Award
  • march 2012
    Decrease of participation in the digital PB
  • march 2011

    Redesign of PB’s methodology (aligned with the city planning)

    The PB is closely linked to issues of territory in the city, in this sense, irregular neighborhoods that were not considered part of the city`s territory have been incorporated into the PB process and for this to happen, the city underwent a political makeover.

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    6 related events

  • march 2009
    New territory delimitation
  • march 2011
    Process review of the PB methodology became official
  • april 2011
    Recognition of new areas of social interest
  • may 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2012
    Update to the Urban Life Quality Rate
  • march 2014
    Priority Areas map for Participatory Budgeting updated
  • march 2014

    Implementation of Child and Adolescents’ Participatory Budgeting

    The child and adolescents’ participatory budgeting, which started at 2014, is an attempt to change that reality in the medium to long term by including this incentive in the educational process from a young age.

    Read more

    5 related events

  • march 2008
    Experience of Youth in Participatory Budgeting in Brazil
  • march 2013
    Mayor associated to Child Friendly Mayor Program
  • march 2015
    Rio das Ostras youth visited Belo Horizonte
  • january 2016
    Prize for Good Practices in Participatory Budgeting and Public Management
  • march 2016
    Participation of the Adjunct Secretary in the 9th Meeting of the Brazilian Network of Participatory Budgeting
  • march 2014

    Change in PB management architecture

    In 2014 new posts and new roles were created in PB’s management in Belo Horizonte. It was an importante structural change in the PB because of the new relationships between the different organs of the city, the regional managers and the communities.

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    3 related events

  • march 2009
    Beginning of the discussion about reorganization
  • march 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2014
    Creating of management posts
  • march 2015

    Inclusion of associated entities in the PB process

    The entry of associated entities into the PB process provoked great movement in PB, bringing a renewal of participation. A new set of participants came who were mainly representatives from kindergartens and nursing homes.

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    4 related events

  • january 2011
    Priorities of PB include education facilities.
  • january 2011
    Director’s Plan of Administrative Regions was done
  • march 2011
    Formalization of the Secretariat of Shared Management
  • march 2014
    Priority Areas map for Participatory Budgeting was updated

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