Brazil’s Second OGP Action Plan.

Brazil’s Second Action Plan is more than a set of commitments. History shows that the country’s actions are not limited to the document: during the first year of the Partnership, 11 open government initiatives were carried out besides the commitments undertaken in the first Action Plan, as shown in the country’s self-assessment report. The country’s Second Action Plan implementation has begun in May 7th, 2013. At first, 45 commitments were undertaken by 17 Federal Government bodies and agencies. The Plan has sought to strengthen the country’s commitment to the transparency of government actions and the prevention and fight of corruption. Moreover, the Plan aimed at reaffirming democratic ideals of citizen participation in decision-making processes. The Open Government Partnership (OGP) was created in September 2011 and currently counts on the participation of 60 countries that seek to cooperate and challenge their governments to become more open. Brazil has joined the Partnership since its beginning, which reflects the country’s commitment to innovation with the aim of strengthening transparency of government actions, preventing and fighting corruption, fostering the democratic ideals of citizen participation and improving public services.
With the aim of achieving the objectives of the Open Government Partnership, Brazil sought to undertake commitments both to strength existing initiatives and develop new activities in partnership with public and private actors already engaged in the areas addressed in the First Action Plan. Brazil’s Second Action Plan was jointly formulated by the government and several sectors of civil society. Through a Working Group established to support the formulation process and the monitoring of the implementation of the Action Plan, civil society could actively participate in the debates regarding the proposals.