Política sobre drogas no Brasil : uma análise incremental a partir da criação do Conselho Federal de Entorpecentes – CONFEN até a concepção da Política Nacional sobre Drogas - PNAD

Abstract

Using the incremental analysis for public politics methodology, this article pretends show how the brazilian Drugs' Policy was build, since 1976 with the Federal Narcotics Council- CONFEN creation until 2005 when the National Drugs Policy – PNAD was born. These incremental technics are important to understand the several aspects and elements that have affected the public policy formulation and reformulation process on this historical period. Some elements can be highlighted: the international guidelines defined by the international organizations, for example The United Nations- ONU; the political and institutional changes experienced in Brazil, in this period, and the cultural diversity on our territory. Ultimately, the analysis with all this elements was important to show the context of the Drugs Policy organization in Brazil – in social, political, institutional, cultural and international perspectives- this study provided some clarifications about ideological questions, concepts and preconception that turn around the Drugs Policy discussion in Brazil