Abstract
The objective was to analyze the popular suggestions related to sports and sports democratization made to the last Brazilian National Constituent Assembly, registered in the Computer Support System to the Constituent, electronic platform created to subsidize the construction of the Constitution of 1988. These suggestions represented the only form of true direct democracy in the constituent process. This is a descriptive article, with data collected in the year 2017. The sum of 415 (32%) from a total of 1,289 popular suggestions related to the theme sport were analyzed. In general, the majority of the suggestions requested more state support for sports, while many suggestions were not appropriate for a national constitution, and approximately 24% of the suggestions more objectively called for sports democratization. Although these suggestions could inform constituents about popular demands regarding sports, there was prioritization of the demands raised by entities representing the organized sports sector.
Highlights
Objetivou-se analisar as sugestões populares relativas ao esporte e à democratização esportiva feitas à última Assembleia Nacional Constituinte brasileira, cadastradas no Sistema de Apoio Informático à Constituinte, plataforma eletrônica governamental criada para a construção da Constituição de 1988
Popular demands related to sports in the National Constituent Assembly of Brazil which encompasses a wide range of issues, including the establishment of the Democratic Rule of Law and the consequent broad expectation of guaranteeing fundamental rights
In relation to the construction process, which is of particular interest in this article, it is important to understand how popular participation took place within the ANC, with respect to the exercise of direct democracy
Summary
Objetivou-se analisar as sugestões populares relativas ao esporte e à democratização esportiva feitas à última Assembleia Nacional Constituinte brasileira, cadastradas no Sistema de Apoio Informático à Constituinte, plataforma eletrônica governamental criada para a construção da Constituição de 1988. The majority of the suggestions requested more state support for sports, while many suggestions were not appropriate for a national constitution, and approximately 24% of the suggestions more objectively called for sports democratization. These suggestions could inform constituents about popular demands regarding sports, there was prioritization of the demands raised by entities representing the organized sports sector. For this analysis it is necessary, initially, to be familiar with the functioning of the ANC, presented in general lines in Table 1, with the forms of direct popular participation highlighted in bold
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