Brazil Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

In 2018, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the progress report for Brazil’s third action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the development and first year of implementation of the action plan, from July 2016 through June 2017.

The IRM researcher for Brazil, Fabro Steibel, summarizes his report’s findings as follows:

The third action plan involved greater collaboration with a broader diversity of actors, both during the development and implementation of the plan. The main challenge going forward is making more ambitious OGP commitments that achieve significant changes in government practices.

And in Portuguese:

O terceiro plano de ação conseguiu envolver um grupo maior e mais diverso de colaboradores, tanto no processo de consulta quando na fase de implementação do plano. O principal desafio para o próximo Plano é promover compromissos que sejam mais ambiciosos.

The version of the report for public comment is available in English and Portuguese below. The public is invited to comment on the report here. The two-week public comment period closed on  14 May 2018.