Sport policies, organic law and financing in Santa Catarina municipalities

Abstract

This essay seeks to analyze the role of institutions (executive and legislative powers) in ensuring what is provided by article 217 of the Federal Constitution of 1988: sport as a right for all. Therefore, the study aims to explore the fit between the rules of the federation and the expectation of the guarantee of right, having as a scenario the state of Santa Catarina. Two federative instances will be analyzed, Union and municipality. The first important aspect is that neither the Union nor the municipalities are obliged to implement sports policies. There is an institutional gap and the institution responsible for filling it is the legislative power, as stated in article 24 of FC/88. The lack of competences addressed to the executive power has not prevented the production of public sports policies.