O DEALEG e a experiência do BNDES com relacionamento parlamentar

Abstract

This article presents the recent experience (2019-2022) of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) with parliamentary relations and the organizational evolution of the responsible unit, created in 2018. By explaining the context in which the Department of Legislative Affairs, Institutional and Regulatory (DEALEG) was created, due to BNDES position in the political and economic crisis from 2013 onwards, and its evolution we address the institutional challenges related to relations with Congress. DEALEG was initially called Department of Legislative Affairs, changing to its current name in 2020, after adding new missions. It has fulfilled several functions, including acting as a channel for processing parliamentary demands, monitoring legislative documents that affect BNDES activities, assisting in formulating legislative proposals, at the initiative of the Executive or Legislative branches, and disseminating information and analysis on BNDES' political and institutional context. Some statistical information on the volume of relations carried out by the responsible department is presented. Advocacy initiatives made as a result of proposals to change and implement public policies or strategic projects are also discussed. Finally, we propose ways to improve and institutionalize parliamentary relations practices and methods.