Plano Diretor de Belém: participação social, liberdade deliberativa e (in)efetividade

Abstract

The research aims to analyze social participation in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of the Belém Municipal Master Plan. It aims to determine whether public participation truly complied with legal requirements or whether it was merely symbolic, allowing the government to avoid administrative misconduct in public administration. It also sought to analyze the degree of freedom the Belém population had in the Master Plan's processes and actions, and the impact this had on the municipality's development or underdevelopment, as well as the relationship between the state and society. The research used a qualitative, analytical-descriptive approach. Documentary and bibliographic analysis techniques are used to gather theoretical, conceptual, and normative materials covering the thesis of Freedom, the balance of power, and the democratic cycles of the Belém Municipal Master Plan. This study is the result of broader research on social participation, the construction of a democratic municipality, and the impact that the municipality of Belém is currently experiencing due to new and existing actions regarding citizens and their participation in collective public policy decision-making.