Estruturação de um modelo de governança territorial, estratégias de desenvolvimento e participação cidadã: um estudo no território de identidade Sudoeste baiano

Abstract

This dissertation examines territorial governance in the State of Bahia, Brazil, focusing on the Southwest Bahia Territory of Identity (TISB) and on the experience of a Social Residency carried out in the municipality of Monte Santo (Bahia), within the Sisal Identity Territory. The research activities were carried out between August 2023 and December 2025. It adopts a theoretical-methodological approach grounded in documentary research and a normative–institutional perspective, emphasizing social participation in the state planning and budgeting cycle. The research problem is: to what extent the normative–institutional arrangement of the State of Bahia, particularly the PPA–LDO–LOA cycle and Sepege, structures and conditions territorial social participation (CODETER, CAPPA, and CEDETER) in the annual definition of priorities and in budget allocation, and which normative–procedural adjustments may expand its verifiable incidence beyond the participatory Multi-Year Plan (PPA-P), especially in the LDO and LOA stages? The focus falls on the gap between participation as the production of inputs in the PPA-P and its verifiable incidence in the annual stages of prioritization (LDO) and allocation (LOA), under constraints associated with fiscal balance in public accounts. The general objective is to analyze Bahia’s normative–institutional arrangement, highlighting the PPA–LDO–LOA cycle and Sepege, and to propose a Social Management and Territorial Development Technology (TGS-DT), anchored in democratic governance, aimed at expanding the incidence of territorial social participation on prioritization and budget allocation. Methodologically, the research conducts documentary analysis and thematic content analysis of laws, decrees, and institutional norms, emphasizing Law No. 13.214/2014, the instruments of the PPA–LDO–LOA cycle, and the Sepege Organization and Management Manual. Coding covered categories such as consultative and deliberative participation, decision-making stages, institutional feedback, PPA–LDO–LOA integration, social control mechanisms, and the roles attributed to CODETER, CAPPA, and CEDETER. Results indicate formal recognition of territorial instances and a participatory grammar aligned with systemic, sectoral, and territorial integration guidelines; however, they also reveal procedural gaps in the annual rite, including low traceability of feedback and limited conversion of territorial demands into incidence on the budget. As an applied contribution, the dissertation proposes the TGS-DT, including a draft of normative–procedural adjustments and a redesign of flows in the Sepege Manual to incorporate participatory stages in the LDO and LOA, strengthen CODETER and CAPPA within the budgetary flow, and institute mechanisms for transparency, reasoned responses, feedback, and monitoring. It is suggested that future studies, both empirical and comparative, be conducted to evaluate how practical the redesign is, how well people follow it, and what impact it has.