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Estatuto da juventude [youth statute]
Where
Brazil
Brazil
When
2016
2016
Who
According to the youth statute, the implementation of the national youth policy is an attribution of the federal government, in partnership with the states, the federal district, the municipalities and the society.
According to the youth statute, the implementation of the national youth policy is an attribution of the federal government, in partnership with the states, the federal district, the municipalities and the society.
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Description of the policy/measure
It is a legislative measure of national scope: law nº 12852, from 2013. it is the result of the work of the national youth board, created in 2005 and comprised of 40 members of civil society and 17 representatives of the ministries of the federal government with projects geared toward youth, besides representatives of the federal house of representatives and the forum of state managers of yout public policies. in addition to the youth statute, the work of this board resulted in the creation of a national youth policy and an interministerial committee for the implementation of this policy.
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Results achieved
With the adoption of the youth statute, the brazilian government hopes to ensure the effective participation of youth in the project of sustainable and solidary development of the country, integrating specific agendas of the several youth segments to the policies of education, health, culture and mobility, among others. the policy expects: to promote the inclusion and emancipation of youth, with broader access to public policies by means of public equipment; to prevent violence and fights its banalization with policies of inclusion and expansion of opportunities for black youth; to expand the production of knowledge and the dissemination of content focused on themes concerned with youth policies; to promote productive inclusion, civic formation and training for income generation to rural youth, particularly riparian, indigenous and quilombola communities; and to support the institutional empowerment of the state and municipal youth managerial organisms.
Financial resources allocated to the policy
The financial resources comes from the regular budget.