Brazil - Implementation Process

General information about the policy process

In Brazil the process of the public policies happens in 5 phases which are:
 * FIRST PHASE - Formation of the Agenda (Selection of Priorities)
 * SECOND PHASE - Formulation of Policies (Presentation of Solutions or Alternatives)
 * THIRD PHASE - Decision Making Process (Choice of Actions)
 * FOURTH PHASE - Implementation (or Execution of Actions)
 * FIFTH FASE - Evaluation

The implementation process, the fourth phase, is the moment where the formation, formulation and decision making process come to reality and in this moment like in the EU, the policies can change a lot. They can happen in two ways:
 * Top to bottom: when it comes from the government to people, more centralized;
 * Upwards: from the people to the government, decentralized.

References
 * 1) Manual de Políticas Públicas (2008). Available at: http://www.mp.ce.gov.br/nespeciais/promulher/manuais/MANUAL%20DE%20POLITICAS%20P%C3%9ABLICAS.pdf