Iniciativas governamentais de apoio e fortalecimento às feiras livres brasileiras

Abstract

Street markets are public instruments for supplying food in cities, thereby positively impacting the lo-cal economy. But they still lack state and private investment. This article analyzes government actions aimed at their maintenance and development in Brazil. For this, the content of 162 public notices was analyzed; they aimed at the acquisition of materials, equipment, and contracting of services. These documents indicated that public investments aimed at street markets are carried out and financed mainly by municipal governments with the objective of supporting and strengthening rural producers in the markets through the acquisition of equipment and materials such as tents and infrastructure services. From the perspective of public planning, the article corroborates that finding by using studies of specific cases carried out in Brazilian street markets, and it expands on this information with regard to its incorporation into agendas at different governmental levels.