The Ministry of Culture (MinC) swore in this Monday (3) the new members of the National Council for Cultural Policy (CNPC), a group established with the aim of helping to formulate public policies in the country, in a collaborative and democratic way. During the inauguration ceremony of the 72 new members, including holders and alternates (18 of them representatives of civil society), Minister Margareth Menezes highlighted that the CNPC is one of the most significant social participation councils in the country, collaborating for the “democratization of mechanisms decisions” of the construction of public cultural policies. “Giving office to this council elected at the end of the last government is an affirmation of respect for all electoral processes that unequivocally translate responsibility and commitment to democracy,” Presentation during the inauguration ceremony of CNPC members – Antonio Cruz/ Agência Brasil Margareth cited state and municipal councils as fundamental for “structuring and strengthening public cultural policies in the country”, as well as the consolidation of the National Culture System – cited by the government as a fundamental instance of cultural policies. eager to participate in the process, not just to win an election but to help in the governance of this country, participating in the main decisions. also about the challenge of inserting culture more and more in the “wheel of the economy” as already done by developed countries. “It is necessary to know which culture generates economy at a time when the country needs to enrich its people. There are 7 million people who live and survive from culture, this tool that God gave us in all regions and in all cities”, he argued, when calling on the council members to face the challenge of taking advantage of the “competence” of the new generation with new technologies. “We are going to set foot in the future. We are creating a process for the new generation that is already present. We have to think about this dialogue; this contribution; and this reception of the intelligences of this new generation, which is fantastic”. emancipation The minister also proposed a “reflection” to councilors on cultural policy as a tool for social, political and economic emancipation – something that, according to her, the previous government lacked. “In recent difficult times, when our democracy was at risk, [o setor cultural] remained standing, in defense of the democratic rule of law and civilizing principles. It remained alive, mobilized and active, proving to be resilient and inventive, in the face of the greatest challenges posed by the disruption of participation and creation mechanisms, creating new modes of social participation”, said the minister. She reiterated the position defended by the federal government, of developing initiatives that also seek to “unblock and unblock the economic vector of culture”. In this sense, the minister defended the right of individuals and companies to direct part of their taxes to culture. “It is the right of those who want to do it”, she added.
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