Activity In Brazil Research Articles

Mercury screening in highly consumed sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii and R. porosus) caught artisanally in southeastern Brazil

Sharpnose sharks Rhizoprionodon lalandii and R. porosus are frequently captured in fishing activities in Brazil and are significantly consumed by humans, especially in southeastern Brazil. Both species lack population data and suffer intense fishing pressures and habitat degradation, consequently hindering adequate management and conservation actions. In this context, this study aimed to assess mercury (Hg) contamination in R. lalandii, and R. porosus sampled off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, addressing both animal health and public health risks. Sharks were obtained from two artisanal fishing colonies in southeastern Brazil (Copacabana and Recreio dos Bandeirantes), located on the coastal zone adjacent to Guanabara Bay, one of the most important, productive, and contaminated estuaries in Brazil, and a further three artisanal fishing colonies from the Região dos Lagos area (Saquarema, Cabo Frio and Rio das Ostras). Hg concentrations in liver, muscle, and brain in R. lalandii (n = 24) and R. porosus (n = 20) specimens were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. A gravid female measuring 112 cm from Copacabana is the first record for an individual of this size for R. lalandii. No correlation between length and muscle Hg concentrations was observed, and no differences between Hg concentrations for muscle or liver were found between male and female juveniles from either Cabo Frio or Rio das Ostras. No differences in Hg loads were observed herein for both assessed species. Low Hg bioaccumulation in juveniles and nongravid female muscle tissue was noted compared to significantly higher Hg concentrations in gravid females. Hg was detected in all embryos, indicating potential maternal offloading. As Hg thresholds for sharks in particular have not yet been established, whether the Hg concentrations detected in brain pose neurotoxic risks for these animals is not known. Public health concerns concerning adult R. lalandii consumption from Copacabana, however, are significant.

When “Following” the Leader Inspires Action: Individuals’ Receptivity to Discursive Frame Elements on Social Media

ABSTRACT How political actors convey information–that is, the discursive frames they use–can alter individuals’ attitudes, preferences, and behaviors, especially during campaigns. Although scholars have shown that discursive frames using populist rhetoric evoke particularly strong reactions, we do not yet know how the individual elements that make up the populist frame, like anti-elitism or pro-people, fare relative to other ways of seeing the political world or what kinds of messages engage individuals beyond populist ones. In this paper, I evaluate the effectiveness of thirteen frame elements in stimulating online engagement. I derive frame elements not only from populism, but from competing discursive frames, including technocracy, pluralism, and neutral rhetoric. I find support for my argument that frame elements using populist rhetoric, are less cognitively demanding, and evoke emotions produce observable framing effects. To test my argument, I evaluate campaign Tweets from 18 actors in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Italy, and Spain (N = 1,577). My findings affirm the existence of framing effects in campaigns while identifying the generalizable content of the messages that produce these framing effects, as well as identifying the type of message content that most effectively competes with populist frame elements in this sample.

The unified health system of Brazil and the effectiveness of health services

The public health sector in Brazil covers approximately 75% of the population, yet accounts for just 45% of total health expenditure, while the private sector, covering 25%, spends 55% of the resources. The objective of this study, therefore, was to estimate the effectiveness of public and private health activities in Brazil. The study uses data from the time period covering 2008 to 2015, a period when there was considerable economic growth and also an expansion of private health insurance. Using data from 5568 municipalities, the logarithmic linear multivariate regression model was used to estimate the impact of the two sectors on infant, maternal, and preventable diseases mortality rates from 5 to 74 years of age. The data showed that in public basic care, the number of public treatments increased 55% in medium complexity cases and 36% in high complexity cases, while private expansion was 19% and 18%, respectively. For hospital admissions, the public sector expanded by 9% in medium complexity cases and 21% in high complexity cases, while private sector admissions decreased by 18% and 43%, respectively. In terms of impact, the number of child deaths fell by approximately 13%. The estimate suggests that, with a 95% confidence interval, an increase of one public establishment per thousand inhabitants reduces, on average, by 189.4% the infant, maternal, and preventable disease mortality rates from ages 5 to 74 years, whereas an additional private establishment per thousand beneficiaries reduces the above mortalities by just 1.9%. Underfinancing of public sector health services seems to be the central issue for the development of better public health outcomes in Brazil.

Health promotion in the workplace: pneumoconiosis

Pneumoconiosis corresponds to a group of diseases that develop with a chronic fibrous reaction of the lungs due to the inhalation of dust. They are especially marked by loss of expandability, fibrosis and pigmentation and can be given several names depending on the dust inhaled. The multiplicity of industrial and extractive activities in Brazil results from a high number of workers exposed to the risk of developing pneumoconiosis. It is a professional disease (technopathy) triggered by the exercise of work peculiar to a certain activity. This category of disease can only be prevented by adopting control measures, especially engineering or environmental measures. In order to understand the magnitude of the problem and trigger surveillance actions, notification of the event to the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) is essential. In this work, data on pneumoconiosis in Brazil, reported to SINAN, between 2014 and 2018 were collected. An annual average of 161 cases was found, 2017 being the year in which the disease most occurred, representing 77% of the total. Pneumoconiosis usually affects men (94.03%), between 40 and 59 years of age (44.44%), illiterate (90.22%) and who are registered employees (85.90%). The occupation most frequently affected was that of a construction worker (41.63%). However, when the cases were classified according to economic activities, the most found was the manufacture of concrete, cement, fiber cement, plaster and stucco products (85.74%). Regarding the disease itself, 81.43% of cases were reported as pleural plaques, which represent the most frequent manifestation of exposure to asbestos. Asbestosis represented 5.31% of the cases and silicosis 5.14%. 89.39% of the total cases were reported by the Reference Centers in Occupational Health (Cerest). Pneumoconiosis are serious diseases that require intensive treatment and follow-up. Preventive measures and early diagnosis/treatment must be adopted through strict surveillance of workers' health and safety conditions.

On an encounter of two men of mathematics in Lima

This evocative essay focuses on the encounter of two eminent Men of Mathematics: José Tola Pasquel, Peruvian, and Maurício Matos Peixoto, Brazilian, in November of 1961 in Lima. It glimpses into the local meaning and later mathematical consequences of such apparently random event. Here are discussed its implications for the participation of the author in the starting steps of the Qualitative Theory of Differential Equations, earlier name for Dynamical Systems, as a research activity in Brazil.

Parkinson Disease and Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Pesticides in a Region of Intense Agribusiness Activity in Brazil

To evaluate the relationship between occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and Parkinson disease in a region of intense agribusiness activity in the state of Mato Grosso/Brazil. Case-control study carried out in a referral hospital for chronic neurodegenerative diseases. Non-conditional logistic regression analyses were performed. Having performed direct management of pesticides in the workplace (odds ratio [OR]: 3.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.55 to 7.28), having a family history of Parkinson (OR: 3.42; 95% CI: 1.61 to 7.28) and being men (OR: 3.01; 95% CI: 1.66 to 5.45) were all factors that contributed to a greater chance for the development of the disease. Our study reinforces the associations between occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of Parkinson disease in regions of intense agribusiness activity in Brazil.

Black Women’s Activism in Brazil: Black Genocide, Anti-Blackness and Racial Apartheid

Este artigo enfoca as mudanças na militância das mulheres negras, particularmente em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, de 1995-2015, comparando duas marchas nacionais. Organizações negras em todo o país se uniram para organizar uma marcha nacional em Brasília, capital do país, em Novembro de 1995. Vinte anos depois, em Novembro de 2015, as mulheres negras organizaram uma marcha nacional para abordar a interseção do racismo e do sexismo. Durante esses vinte anos, militantes negras trabalharam incansavelmente contra o genocídio negro, o anti-negritude e o apartheid racial no Brasil, e as mulheres negras estiveram na linha de frente dessas lutas. A interseccionalidade de raça, classe e gênero foi e permanece crítica para a militância das mulheres negras e a produção do conhecimento e da pesquisa. O artigo examina as mudanças na militância no movimento negro ao longo de vinte anos que marcaram o crescimento das organizações e redes de mulheres negras.

Combining zinc desorption with EXAFS speciation analysis to understand Zn mobility in mining and smelting affected soils in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Zinc contents exceeding regulatory levels have been documented in several areas in Brazil and elsewhere, especially in sites surrounding mining and smelting sites. Studies involving Zn release and speciation are keys to assess the mobility and bioavailability and thus the potential ecological risk of this element. This study evaluated Zn desorption and speciation from soils affected by mining (soils from a mine area, classified as Technosols) and smelting (mine tailing) activities in Brazil with high total Zn contents, ranging from 1.8 to 8.2%, using a stirred-flow approach and synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in order to better assess Zn availability and mobility in these environments. The exchangeable fraction, extracted by 0.1 M CaCl2 solution, represented only a small (<0.5%) portion of the total Zn from soils of the mining site, while accounting for ~80% from tailings of the smelting site. In the mine area, X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) showed that Zn was associated with hemimorphite, Zn-ferrihydrite, Zn-phyllosilicates (Zn-kerolite), and Zn-layered double hydroxides (Zn-LDH); this is the first time these Zn precipitate/sorbed forms have been detected in Brazilian mining soils, which have been exposed to tropical conditions. The formation of these insoluble phases of Zn could explain the low Zn desorption from these soils, taking into consideration that Zn-ferrihydrite, Zn-kerolite, and Zn-LDH can lead to a significant decrease of the exchangeable/mobile fraction of Zn in soils. The higher amount of Zn desorbed (⁓80%) from the tailing material located in the smelting site could be attributed to the predominance of weakly bound forms of Zn (~70%). These findings were also seen by analyzing the Fourier Transform (FT) and Wavelet Transform (WT). This study has shown that combining EXAFS analyses with desorption extraction is relevant to better understand Zn mobility and how it is related to Zn speciation.

Repercussões da Pandemia de COVID-19 na Prática Assistencial de um Hospital Terciário

ResumoFundamento Ainda não temos informações acerca do impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 sobre a atividade médica assistencial no Brasil.Objetivo Descrever as repercussões da pandemia da COVID-19 na rotina de atendimentos em um hospital terciário, referência regional em cardiologia e oncologia.Métodos Estudo de corte transversal. Foi realizado levantamento dos atendimentos no período de 23/03/2020 (fechamento do comércio local) até 23/04/2020 (P20) e comparado com o mesmo período em 2019 (P19).Resultados: Detectamos redução no número de consultas cardiológicas, teste ergométrico, Holter, monitorização ambulatorial da pressão arterial, eletrocardiograma e ecocardiograma (90%, 84%, 94%, 92%, 94% e 81%, respectivamente). Em relação à cirurgia cardíaca e cateterismo cardíaco, houve redução de 48% e 60%, respectivamente. Aumento no número de angioplastia transluminal coronária (33%) e de implante de marca-passo definitivo (29%). Houve 97 internamentos na UTI em P19, contra 78 em P20, redução de 20%. Diminuição dos atendimentos no pronto-socorro cardiológico (45%) e nos internamentos na enfermaria de cardiologia (36%). Houve diminuição nas consultas oncológicas de 30%. Sessões de quimioterapia reduziram de 1.944 para 1.066 (45%). Sessões de radioterapia diminuíram 19%.Conclusão A COVID-19 provocou redução considerável no número de consultas nos ambulatórios de cardiologia, oncologia e demais especialidades. Houve uma preocupante diminuição no número de cirurgias cardíacas e nas sessões de quimioterapia e radioterapia nas semanas iniciais da pandemia. A procura por atendimento no pronto-socorro cardiológico, assim como as internações na UTI e enfermaria cardiológicas, também reduziram, gerando preocupação acerca da evolução e prognóstico destes pacientes portadores de outras patologias, que não a COVID-19, nestes tempos de pandemia. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0)

Investigation of hospital deaths declared as garbage codes in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2017

Abstract Background Improving the quality of causes of death (COD) is vital for defining adequate public policies. In Brazil, one third of deaths are reported as having a cause that is not useful for public health analysis of cause-of-death data, the so-called garbage codes (GC). The investigation of these deaths is one of the strategies that could improve the quality of mortality statistics in the country. Methods For all GCs identified in 2017 in the routine mortality information system from Belo Horizonte city, Brazil, municipal health professionals collected information about the final disease obtained from hospital records or autopsies in a standardized form. A trained physician analyzed this information and filled in a new death certificate (DC). The DC that originally showed a GC as an underlying COD was categorized into GC reclassified when the garbage cause changed to a specific cause after investigation. Causes of death derived from the reclassified GCs were analyzed to assess the impact on the mortality profile before and after the investigation. Results In Belo Horizonte, 1,395 deaths out of 3,038 registered as garbage codes were investigated, with a 35% reduction in deaths due to these causes. There was an increase in deaths from ischemic heart diseases, Alzheimer's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke, and violence. Conclusions The investigation of deaths from garbage codes modified the mortality profile and improved its quality, providing direction for more assertive public health policies. Strategies for training physicians to report specific causes of death is another strategy that could improve the quality of mortality data. Key messages This study proved to be a feasible strategy in improving the quality of causes of death in mortality statistics and should be incorporated into the surveillance routine activities in Brazil. The evaluation of the GC investigation is an important instrument in helping management of health interventions aiming at better quality of information and more qualified health services.

10.C. Round table: European public health week: how to unite a continent to celebrate healthy populations

The first two editions of the European Public Health Week (EUPHW) took place in May 2019 and May 2020. Both exceeded all expectations, registering more than 140 events in more than 30 countries each year - despite the pandemic context and a fully online format in 2020. In this session we will share insights from both editions, with the round table format allowing for a wider discussion of experiences with other countries from around the world.Under the motto “celebrating healthy populations” in 2019 and “joining forces for healthier populations” in 2020, EUPHW aims to raise awareness about public health, maximise existing messages around the five themes that are set each year, and encourage collaboration among all professionals contributing to public health at local, national, regional and European level. Amid the COVID-19 public health emergency, the importance of ensuring that populations remain healthy and that the public health community joins forces gained momentum.The five days of the 2020 edition were dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals, primary care in the digital age, staying together for mental health, equal health for all, and healthy ageing - under the exceptional overarching theme of 'COVID-19 Collaboration, Coordination, Communication'. Last year's edition covered physical activity, healthy environments, the healthcare workforce, healthy and sustainable diets, and youth mental health.The EUPHW Coordinator will explain what the initiative consists of and reveal key figures from both editions. The different types of involvement in the EUPHW will also be described: Event host, Disseminator and Participant. Three panelists will represent the EUPHW Steering Committee, providing important insights into the backstage preparation of this large-scale initiative. One is the communications coordinator of the EUPHAnxt network, representing contributions from the young generation of public health professionals in Europe. A second panelist will not only share the experience of hosting EUPHW events but also represent EUPHA Sections, which play an important role in fact-checking resources and messages about each of the annual themes. The fourth panelist will share their experiences at country level through the Austrian Public Health Association and its own National Public Health Week. The final panelist will share examples of activities hosted by the community of public health schools across Europe.Although the focus of the EUPHW is the European region, its online reach enables the participation from anywhere in the world. In fact, both editions saw registered activities in Brazil, USA, South Africa, Kenya, Australia and Colombia.The EUPHW is an initiative by the European Public Health Association (EUPHA), receives co-funding under an operating grant from the European Union's Health Programme (2014-2020) and is supported by the WHO Regional Office for Europe.Key messages The European Public Health Week brings together a continent to raise awareness about important public health issues.The workshop unveils how public health themes are explored on different contexts, across different cultures and in different formats. Panelists: Debora Miranda EUPHA, PortugalContact: debbiemiranda@gmail.com Thomas Dorner Austrian Public Health Association, AustriaContact: thomas.dorner@meduniwien.ac.atNicole RosenkötterNRW Centre for Health - Health Information, GermanyContact: Nicole.Rosenkoetter@lzg.nrw.de Pasquale Cacciatore EUPHAnxt, ItalyContact: pasqualecacciatore@gmail.com Robert Otok AASPHER, BelgiumContact: robert.otok@aspher.org

Changes in contraception use among Brazilian women after childbirth, 2006-2013

Abstract Introduction There are gaps in knowledge regarding the neglected and vulnerable subgroups of FP actions in Brazil, such as postpartum women and women in general, regardless of their marital status. Objective To assess changes in the prevalence of use and in the contraceptive pattern of Brazilian women up to two years after pregnancy, between 2006 and 2013. Methods Cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study which used secondary data from national surveys. We studied Brazilian women with up to 2 years postpartum, of reproductive age, sexually active, non-pregnant and menstruating, and compared them with all the other women. We estimated the prevalence of use, contraception pattern of contraception and ranking of modern methods. Percentual change in indicators between the years was evaluated by calculating the difference between estimates. Results 85% of Brazilian women used CM, remaining stable in 2006 and 2013, with a high prevalence of modern methods use. An increase in the use of CM was observed among those with up to six months postpartum (71.0% to 89.0%). Pills and condoms accounted for about 60% of modern methods used in the postpartum period in both surveys. There was an increase in dual protection (2.9% to 10.1%) and contraceptive insecurity (1.6% to 5.7%) and a reduction in sterilization (16.2% to 13.4%) and traditional methods (2.1% to 1.4%). Conclusions Even with the maintenance of a high prevalence of use of CM and with the increase in contraception among women with up to six months postpartum, regional inequalities in access to CM and low prevalence of the use of other methods made available by the Unified Health System (SUS) persist, pointing out the maintenance of the insufficient care, failures in the means to regulate fertility and that public policies still hinder to guarantee the sexual and reproductive rights of the most vulnerable population. Key messages Regional inequalities in access to contraceptive methods and low prevalence of other methods made available by the Unified Health System (SUS) persist. There was an increase in contraception use among women with up to six months postpartum in Brazil.

Regulation of drug prices in nineteenth-century Bazilian pharmacy

On November 5th, 1808, D. João de Bragança issued a license about the practice of druggists and the price of drugs and ordered the creation of a regulation to tax the cost of medicines marketed in Brazil. First published on 1809, the Regimento dos preços dos medicamentos... gained new editions in the following years and became an indispensable working tool for those involved in the making and trading of drugs at this time. This paper situates historically and sheds light on a document briefly explored by the researchers of the history of the Brazilian pharmacy, taking into account that it was one of the first initiatives of the Luso-Brazilian government in line with the pharmaceutical activity in Brazil in the nineteenth century.

Direito social à moradia: análise sobre as ações de reintegração de posse em tempos de pandemia

O artigo tem como principal objetivo promover uma análise sobre o trâmite das ações de reintegração de posse no Brasil enquanto durar a pandemia provocada pelo COVID-19, considerando o papel do direito social à moradia na tomada de decisões referentes à suspensão, ou não, destas ações. Para tal, foram utilizados exemplos concretos retirados do Poder Judiciário das cinco regiões geográficas brasileiras, empregando-se o método dedutivo de pesquisa, por meio de uma análise qualitativa com levantamento bibliográfico. Na conclusão há uma reflexão sobre a contribuição deste escrito, delimitando a importância do direito à moradia no cenário acadêmico e social como um todo, além de demonstração de uma preocupação com o referido direito em tempos pós-pandêmicos.

O Comércio Atlântico e as Políticas de Melhoramento Animal na Transformação da Paisagem do Planalto Catarinense no Século XX

A expansão da atividade pecuária no Brasil resignificou as relações entre natureza, sociedade e animais não humanos através de projetos e relações de poder na apropriação de espaços naturais. Dentre estes mecanismos de apropriação, ressalta-se, no mundo agrário, a composição social baseada em questões patriarcais e aristocráticas relacionadas à concentração da terra, renda e acesso à tecnologia produtiva, que também hierarquizaram as estruturas de modernização de espaços em um mesmo território regional. Assim, a historicidade da utilização dos campos no Estado de Santa Catarina, permite analisar como determinados biomas foram inscritos em projetos políticos, econômicos e ambientais que estabelecem diferentes relações entre a sociedade local e a natureza, bem como diferentes configurações de espaço e identidade ao longo do tempo e de acordo com a difusão de tecnologias e genética animal que integrou o sul do Brasil ao complexo colonial mercantil pelo Rio da Prata e Oceano Atlântico.

Neither at the cutting edge nor in a patent-friendly environment: Appropriating the returns from innovation in a less developed economy

Despite increased focus on understanding how firms appropriate the returns from innovation, our knowledge regarding firms' behaviour in less developed economies (LDEs) is still scant. This paper provides a nuanced view as to how firms that are not at the technological frontier attempt to capture value when they encounter fragile patenting conditions. I analyse a unique dataset on innovative activities in Brazil. My findings reveal the effects (if any) of a number of factors on the use of a wide range of appropriability mechanisms. These factors include measures of knowledge intensity, novelty of products and processes, firm size, degree of competition, innovation cooperation, government support for innovation, and type of ownership. In addition, my empirical exercise provides evidence of the extent to which firms in an LDE adopt different appropriability mechanisms in pairs. Overall, this paper indicates that even in the absence of an effective patent system, firms do use patents. However, there are other patterns of appropriability in which firms use design (being registered or not registered accordingly), lead-time or trademarks in association with other means of appropriation.

Uma Análise Crítica sobre o Ativismo Judicial a Partir do Julgamento da ADPF nª347/DF

O presente trabalho pretende analisar de maneira crítica o problema do ativismo judicial no Brasil, a partir do estudo do julgamento da ADPF 347/DF. O referido julgamento tratou da possibilidade ou não de utilização da chamada “teoria do estado de coisas inconstitucional”, com o objetivo de declarar o estado de precariedade e falência do sistema prisional brasileiro. O que se espera com a leitura do presente trabalho é uma profunda reflexão se, em decorrência das omissões dos Poderes Legislativo e Executivo em questões relativas à efetivação de direitos e garantias fundamentais, poderia o Judiciário impor medidas para suprir essas lacunas deixadas por aqueles.

Novas doenças e ameaças antigas: a repercussão da COVID-19 no manejo da tuberculose

Esta reflexão objetivou discutir a interferência do enfrentamento í pandemia da COVID-19 na manutenção das ações de manejo e controle da tuberculose (TB) no Brasil, destacando o papel crucial da enfermagem nesse processo. A TB é considerada um importante problema de saúde pública no paí­s, que registrou, em 2019, mais de 73 mil casos novos e cerca de 4500 óbitos decorrentes da doença em 2018. Nestes tempos incomuns em que a COVID-19 domina as práticas em saúde pelo enorme impacto que exercem, é necessário reforçar a existência e coexistência tanto da TB quanto a COVID-19, para que se leve em conta a organização do sistema de saúde e o papel fundamental da enfermagem, a fim de manejar adequadamente as pessoas acometidas e evitar a disseminação ainda maior de ambos os agravos. Reforça-se, então, a importância de levantar informações individuais das pessoas em tratamento da TB nos vários serviços da rede de atenção do SUS, adequar as formas de contato e ví­nculo de acordo com as possibilidades dos serviços e das pessoas acometidas pela doença.

Artificial Intelligence and the 2020 Municipal Elections in Brazil

The main purpose is to examine the possible role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the uncertain context of the 2020 municipal elections in Brazil. The central argument indicates that, regardless of when the elections are held, the COVID-19 pandemic opened spaces for candidates to build their political platforms on the initiatives to combat the disease, but also the opportunity for the dissemination of fake news and profiles regarding the spread of the new coronavirus and social distancing and quarantine measures with political purposes. The electoral discourse has increasingly used technologies and data such as voters’ concerns, preferences, and oppositions, collected on social networks through AI. New data-based technologies can give rise to an unreal, induced, forged public opinion, in the same way that they can bring greater possibilities of discernment to the voter. The situation requires a more robust regulation for AI, but there are still many unregulated aspects and obstacles for the implementation of an effective regulation of online activities in Brazil, such as the poor adaptation of the legal space to highly volatile phenomena.

Atuação da sociedade civil no enfrentamento dos efeitos da COVID-19 no Brasil

Resumo Este texto discute a atuação da sociedade civil na ação pública para o enfrentamento das consequências da pandemia da COVID-19 no Brasil. Partindo de uma lente pragmatista de análise, examinamos as ações coletivas da sociedade civil no combate aos efeitos da COVID-19, ressaltando suas características, seus alcances e seus limites na governança dessa crise. Para tanto, em primeiro lugar, por meio de um levantamento documental, analisamos a mobilização recente da sociedade civil e, depois, examinamos a realidade da cidade de Florianópolis, a qual acompanhamos mais de perto, mediante pesquisa de campo. Os resultados permitem construir um panorama da atuação dessas “redes invisíveis” e lançar pistas sobre as consequências e os desafios dessa atuação. As conclusões chamam a atenção para a necessidade de explorar mais a fundo o papel, as possibilidades e os dilemas da sociedade civil na produção de uma “governança experimentalista” em resposta aos inúmeros desafios impostos pela crise causada por essa pandemia no âmbito local.