SILVA, Daniela. Eu, Jovem, Prefeit@ de Salvador. Prioridades para políticas públicas voltadas para as juventudes.

Abstract

Young people aged 18 to 29 who live in different regions of Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) were invited to imagine themselves, for a few minutes, as head of the executive branch of the capital of Bahia. From the question “If you were Mayor of Salvador, what would you prioritize doing for young people?”, they indicated desires, demands and proposals for actions for the population group of which they are a part. The question was part of an online questionnaire applied in 2021, as part of the doctoral thesis "BY THE CELL PHONE AND THE STREETS OF SALVADOR: political participation of young people and the relationship with infocommunication competences", carried out in the Graduate Program in Contemporary Communication and Culture, at the Federal University of Bahia, defended in December 2022. The priorities pointed out by the people interviewed reveal a connection with all eleven rights provided for in the Youth Statute (Law nº 12.852, of August 5, 2013), which motivated us to use them as categories for organizing the contents throughout this publication. Only the “aid” section escapes this logic, to compile proposals from young people that are contemplated in different rights guaranteed by the Statute and additional ideas. It is noteworthy that, as the testimonies are spontaneous, some speeches dialogue with various themes, although they are in specific sections. We have also suppressed very similar contributions. And, due to the relevance of the Statute and the importance of its dissemination, we added excerpts from this legal framework corresponding to each right, after presenting the statements of the interview participants.