Authors:

Ana Elizabeth Neirao Reymao, Felipe Augusto Hanemann Coimbra and Lise Vieira da Costa Tupiassu Merlin

Abstract:

The construction of public policies is influenced by several factors, which implies the importance of the State to carry out a planning, taking into account the financial aspects materialized by the budget. Participatory budgeting is a strategy that values direct democracy in the process of planning public actions, but suffers from a lack of legitimacy in the face of lobbying. In this context, the objective of the article is to discuss the importance of popular participation in the public planning process, especially in the scope of participatory budgeting, highlighting the use of technology as a means of increasing citizens’ performance in this process. Based on an exploratory method, using the bibliographic procedural technique, the positive potential of the use of such instruments is concluded, but it is necessary to associate it with digital inclusion strategies.