O Ministério Público e o plano diretor: propostas de acompanhamento sob a perspectiva da democracia participativa

Abstract

This work tried to defend a democratic role for the State Attorney in the process of the municipal master plans, using the theory of participatory democracy. The research begins with an overview of the history of master plans in Brazil, which was considered quite problematic. The Brazilian 1988 Constitution included the use of master plan, assigning to it the important role of establishing the social function to the urban property. Because of that, the research pursued a democratic function for this urban plan, moving it away from its symbolic history. In this regard, the participatory democracy reveals itself fundamental in the establishment of a new profile for the master plan. On the other hand, the State Attorney also acquired importance after the 1988 Constitution, having, among other functions, the responsibility to defend the democratic regime including a participatory democracy. However, it is necessary to determine the State Attorney s democratic legitimacy beyond the articles of the Constitution. For instance, applying the theories that try to democratically justify the constitutional jurisdiction. Similarly, this legitimacy can be found on the coordination of the institution s action with the society s demands. Finally, the work chose the public hearings to evaluate the participatory apparatus and the State Attorney performance on the reinforcement of participatory democracy. The research concludes with an emblematic case study (the Brasília Urban Compound Preservation Plan), which examined the popular participation and the role of the local State Attorney.