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Special Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic (SPM), later Secretariat for Women's Policies (2010) and Ministry of Women (2023)

Also known as State Secretariat for Women's Rights (Ministry of Justice, 2002), Special Secretariat for Women's Policies (Ministry of Women, Racial Equality, Youth and Human Rights, 2016; Ministry of Justice and Citizenship, 2016 to 2017), National Secretariat for Women's Policies (Government Secretariat of the Presidency, 2017; Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights, 2019 to 2022).

Problem
To formulate, coordinate, and articulate women's policies in the federal government. Before 2003, the promotion of policies to eliminate discrimination against women was the responsibility of the National Council on Women's Rights, created by Law No. 7,353/1985 with permanent channels of relationship with the women's movement; in 2002, Law No. 10,539 created the State Secretariat for Women's Rights within the Ministry of Justice.
Who it serves
Women, through policies coordinated with other ministries, with the National Council on Women's Rights and, since 2007, with state and municipal women's policy bodies on the monitoring committee of the National Plan.
How it works
MP No. 103/2003, converted into Law No. 10,683/2003, transformed the State Secretariat for Women's Rights into the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies, a body of the Presidency of the Republic whose head had prerogatives equivalent to those of a minister, and transferred the CNDM to it. The Secretariat was responsible for advising the President on the formulation, coordination, and articulation of women's policies, and for preparing gender planning and national educational and anti-discrimination campaigns. A 2003 decree placed under the coordination of the Secretariat and the CNDM the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies, scheduled for 2004, to propose guidelines for the National Plan of Policies for Women, approved by Decree No. 5,390/2005 and monitored by a committee coordinated by the Secretariat. In 2010 it became the Secretariat for Women's Policies; in 2016 it was abolished as a body of the Presidency, and the area became a secretariat of other ministries; Law No. 14,600/2023, the conversion of MP No. 1,154/2023, kept the creation of the Ministry of Women.

WomenSocial participation and public administrationHuman rights

Relation to the Lula governments

Merged earlier initiatives · First term (2003 to 2006) · from January 2003 to May 2003

MP 103/2003 transformed the State Secretariat for Women's Rights, of the Ministry of Justice, into the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies, of the Presidency of the Republic, and abolished the position of State Secretary for Women's Rights.[1]

MP 103/2003 transferred the National Council on Women's Rights from the Ministry of Justice to the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and determined that the Council would be chaired by the head of the Secretariat, with its composition and operation to be revised by an act of the Executive Branch by June 30, 2003.[2]

MP 103/2003 was converted into Law No. 10,683 of May 28, 2003, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which kept the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.[3]

Reshaped under Lula · First term (2003 to 2006) · from January 2003 to 2006

Provisional Measure No. 103 of January 1, 2003, which provided for the organization of the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministries, included the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.[4]

Under MP 103/2003, the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies was responsible for directly and immediately advising the President of the Republic on the formulation, coordination, and articulation of women's policies, for preparing and implementing national educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and for preparing gender planning, with the National Council on Women's Rights, the Office, and up to three Undersecretariats as its basic structure.[5]

MP 103/2003 created the special-nature position of Special Secretary for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic, with prerogatives, guarantees, advantages, and rights equivalent to those of a Minister of State.[6]

Decree No. 5,390 of March 8, 2005 approved the National Plan of Policies for Women (PNPM), assigned to the Special Secretariat the issuing of targets, priorities, and actions, and established the PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee.[7]

Shared implementation · First term (2003 to 2006) · from December 2003 to 2006

Decree of December 18, 2003 convened the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies, scheduled for June 17 to 19, 2004, under the coordination of the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and the National Council on Women's Rights, with the aim of proposing guidelines for the National Plan of Policies for Women.[8]

According to Ipea (2008), in 2004 the federal government, through the SPM and in partnership with the CNDM, held the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies, the first national conference on the subject convened by the federal government, which brought together hundreds of thousands of women in its municipal and state stages.[9]

In the original wording of Decree 5,390/2005, the PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee was coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and made up of representatives of ministries, of the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, of the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality, and of the National Council on Women's Rights; in 2007 it began to include representatives of state and municipal women's policy bodies.[10]

Continued under Lula · Second term (2007 to 2010) · from 2007 to 2010

In 2010, budget unit 20122 had an initial appropriation of R$88,312,429, authorized of R$89,715,636, committed of R$75,849,029, and paid in the fiscal year of R$50,929,039, according to SIOP.[11]

Reshaped under Lula · Second term (2007 to 2010) · from August 2010 to 2010

Law No. 12,314 of August 19, 2010, the conversion of MP 483/2010, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, transformed the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies into the Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic.[12]

With Law 12,314/2010, the basic structure of the Secretariat became the National Council on Women's Rights, the Office, the Executive Secretariat, and up to 3 Secretariats.[13]

Reshaped under Lula · Third term (since 2023) · since January 2023

MP 1,154/2023 was converted into Law No. 14,600 of June 19, 2023, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which kept the creation of the Ministry of Women by splitting it off from the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights.[14]

Under Law 14,600/2023, the areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Women are the formulation, coordination, and execution of policies and guidelines to guarantee women's rights, the coordination of women's policies across the 3 federative spheres, educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and the monitoring of legislation on affirmative action.[15]

In 2024, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women) had an initial appropriation of R$480,620,937, authorized of R$317,681,213, committed of R$308,679,618, and paid in the fiscal year of R$76,602,936, according to SIOP.[16]

Origin and precursors

Origin milestone: founding legal act, First term (2003 to 2006).

Provisional Measure No. 103 of January 1, 2003, which provided for the organization of the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministries, included the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.[4]

Precursors

  • National Council for Women's Rights (Law 7,353/1985), transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Special Secretariat in 2003 absorbed Law No. 7,353 of August 29, 1985, enacted by the National Congress and signed into law by President José Sarney, created the National Council on Women's Rights (CNDM), with the purpose of promoting, at the national level, policies aimed at eliminating discrimination against women.[17]
  • State Secretariat for Women's Rights, in the Ministry of Justice (Law 10,539/2002, conversion of MP 37/2002), transformed by MP 103/2003 replaced Law No. 10,539 of September 23, 2002, the conversion of Provisional Measure No. 37/2002, signed into law by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, created within the structure of the Ministry of Justice the State Secretariat for Women's Rights and the special-nature position of State Secretary for Women's Rights.[18]

Precursor investigation: successor to earlier initiatives (October 14, 2026).

Scope: Law 7,353/1985 (CNDM); Law 10,539/2002 (State Secretariat for Women's Rights); MP 103/2003 (arts. 1, 22, 31, 33, 38, 41 and 54) and Law 10,683/2003 (compiled text); Decree 4,625/2003; Ipea (Institute for Applied Economic Research), Políticas Sociais No. 19 (2011), institutional history from 1985 to 2010. MP 37/2002 and CNDM structure acts prior to 2003 were not opened.

Responsibilities

  • Presidency of the Republic (Special Secretariat for Women's Policies, 2003 to 2010; Secretariat for Women's Policies, 2010 to 2016) federal management

    Under MP 103/2003, the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies was responsible for directly and immediately advising the President of the Republic on the formulation, coordination, and articulation of women's policies, for preparing and implementing national educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and for preparing gender planning, with the National Council on Women's Rights, the Office, and up to three Undersecretariats as its basic structure.[5]

  • National Congress (conversion of MPs 103/2003, 483/2010, 696/2015, 726/2016, 782/2017, 870/2019 and 1,154/2023) legislative approval

    MP 103/2003 was converted into Law No. 10,683 of May 28, 2003, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which kept the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.[3]

  • Sectoral ministries and state and municipal women's policy bodies (PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee) partnership

    In the original wording of Decree 5,390/2005, the PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee was coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and made up of representatives of ministries, of the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, of the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality, and of the National Council on Women's Rights; in 2007 it began to include representatives of state and municipal women's policy bodies.[10]

  • States, municipalities and private organizations (recipients of most of the resources executed through transfers) partnership

    According to Ipea (2011), in 2009 the SPM executed 95.8% of its budget, the highest proportion of liquidated budget among the special secretariats, and transfers to states, municipalities, and private organizations accounted for 73.3% of the liquidated budget.[19]

  • Ministry of Women (since 2023) federal management

    Under Law 14,600/2023, the areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Women are the formulation, coordination, and execution of policies and guidelines to guarantee women's rights, the coordination of women's policies across the 3 federative spheres, educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and the monitoring of legislation on affirmative action.[15]

Timeline

Timeline of Special Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic (SPM), later Secretariat for Women's Policies (2010) and Ministry of Women (2023)
DatePhaseWhat happened
August 1985Legal actLaw 7,353/1985 creates the National Council on Women's Rights.[17]
September 2002Legal actLaw 10,539/2002 creates the State Secretariat for Women's Rights within the Ministry of Justice (FHC government).[18]
January 2003Legal actMP 103/2003 transforms the State Secretariat into the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency and transfers the CNDM.[1]
May 2003Legal actLaw 10,683/2003, the conversion of MP 103/2003.[3]
2004Implementation1st National Conference on Women's Policies, convened in December 2003.[9]
March 2005Legal actDecree 5,390/2005 approves the 1st National Plan of Policies for Women and establishes the monitoring committee.[7]
August 2010Legal actLaw 12,314/2010 transforms the Special Secretariat into the Secretariat for Women's Policies, headed by a Minister of State.[12]
March 2013Legal actDecree 7,959/2013 (Dilma government) addresses the PNPM 2013 to 2015.[20]
October 2015Legal actMP 696/2015 (Dilma government) abolishes the position of minister head of the Secretariat.[21]
April 2016TerminationLaw 13,266/2016 abolishes the Presidency's Secretariat and creates the Ministry of Women, Racial Equality, Youth, and Human Rights.[22]
May 2016Legal actMP 726/2016 (Temer government) transfers the responsibilities to the Ministry of Justice and Citizenship.[23]
June 2019Legal actLaw 13,844/2019 (Bolsonaro government) creates the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights, with the National Secretariat for Women's Policies.[24]
June 2023Legal actLaw 14,600/2023, the conversion of MP 1,154/2023.[14]
2024AnnouncementOrdinance 132/2024 of the Ministry of Women convenes the 5th National Conference on Women's Policies, scheduled for 2025 (holding not verified).[25]

What was established

Law 14,600/2023 included the Minister of State for Women among the positions of Minister of State.[26]

How it works

Decree of July 15, 2004 established an Interministerial Working Group to prepare the National Plan of Policies for Women in accordance with the priorities of government planning and the guidelines of the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies.[27]

The annex to Decree 5,390/2005 organized the objectives of the 1st PNPM into five blocks: autonomy, equality in the world of work, and citizenship; inclusive and non-sexist education; women's health, sexual rights, and reproductive rights; confronting violence against women; and management and monitoring of the Plan.[28]

Governance

MP 103/2003 required the Secretariat to set up, within ninety days, a working group made up of representatives of the Secretariat and of society to prepare a proposal for regulating the National Council on Women's Rights.[29]

Decree 6,412/2008 assigned to the CNDM the task of participating in the organization of the national conferences on public policies for women.[30]

Budget and spending

Figures are nominal unless stated otherwise. Announced, authorized, committed, liquidated and paid amounts are different things and appear with the type indicated. In SIOP lines, "paid" means paid within the same fiscal year (arrears settled later are not counted), and one budget action can fund more than one program: the text says when the action is only part of a program.

According to Ipea (2008), the SPM's resources totaled R$13.48 million in the 2007 Ploa (draft annual budget bill) and rose to R$42.85 million with the amendments approved in the National Congress, a figure that practically equals the 2008 Ploa; according to Ipea, this initial increase is due to the launch of the National Pact to Confront Violence against Women. Ipea also notes that the volume of frozen resources remained very high: as of early December 2007, only 58% of the total approved in the 2007 LOA had been made available for use and commitment.[31]

In 2004, budget unit 20122 (Special Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$26,192,020, authorized (law plus credits) of R$24,867,020, and paid in the fiscal year of R$14,815,597, according to SIOP.[32]

In 2007, budget unit 20122 (Special Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$48,429,938, authorized of R$48,799,938, and paid in the fiscal year of R$24,757,394, according to SIOP.[33]

In 2015, budget unit 65101 (Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$260,387,406, authorized of R$266,413,888, committed of R$144,962,097, and paid in the fiscal year of R$71,194,339, according to SIOP.[34]

In 2018, budget unit 20122, then called the National Secretariat for Women's Policies, had an initial appropriation of R$114,810,299, authorized of R$70,571,405, and paid in the fiscal year of R$38,511,554, according to SIOP.[35]

According to Ipea (citing Tokarski et al., 2022b), the 2nd PNPM had a nominal investment of about R$7 billion in actions specific to women and more than R$10 billion in universal actions; the first PNPM had no budget commitment for the actions and the sectoral bodies.[36]

In 2023, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women, Direct Administration) had no initial appropriation of its own; the authorized amount was R$149,006,993, the committed amount R$147,124,619, and the amount paid in the fiscal year R$27,206,726, according to SIOP.[37]

In 2025, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women) had an initial appropriation of R$370,538,893, authorized of R$314,305,842, committed of R$300,271,912, and paid in the fiscal year of R$118,300,787, according to SIOP.[38]

Limitations

According to Ipea (2008), the evaluation carried out at the 2nd CNPM pointed to progress (greater incorporation of gender mainstreaming, greater inclusion of gender, race, and ethnicity in the budget and in planning, expansion of the women's rights councils) and to obstacles, such as the low publicity of the PNPM and actions and guidelines not yet translated into budget terms.[39]

According to Ipea (2011), the National Plans of Policies for Women sought to translate the federal government's policies for women, but were not fully implemented, and many of their actions were difficult to monitor.[40]

According to Ipea (2022), many of the concrete actions planned for the area of confronting violence against women, even those considered priorities, such as the Casa da Mulher Brasileira (Brazilian Women's House), were unable to have their budget executed.[41]

Context

According to Ipea (2011), MP 483/2010, converted into Law 12,314/2010, gave four secretariats of the Presidency, among them the Secretariat for Women's Policies, ministry status, with a structure more similar to that of a ministry and a seat on the Council for Economic and Social Development.[42]

For Ipea (2022), the symbol of a new moment was the merger of the SPM with other secretariats into an umbrella ministry, followed, from 2016 on, by successive losses of institutional relevance, of budgets, and of the importance of the issue on the political agenda.[43]

Precursors

Under Law 7,353/1985, the CNDM was responsible for formulating guidelines and promoting policies at all levels of public administration aimed at eliminating the discrimination that affects women, and for maintaining permanent channels of relationship with the women's movement; one third of the Deliberative Council would be chosen from among persons nominated by women's movements.[44]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. MP 103/2003 transformed the State Secretariat for Women's Rights, of the Ministry of Justice, into the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies, of the Presidency of the Republic, and abolished the position of State Secretary for Women's Rights.

  2. 2. MP 103/2003 transferred the National Council on Women's Rights from the Ministry of Justice to the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and determined that the Council would be chaired by the head of the Secretariat, with its composition and operation to be revised by an act of the Executive Branch by June 30, 2003.

    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 33, item V. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “V - o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher, do Ministério da Justiça, para a Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, da Presidência da República;”
    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 54, caput. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 54. O Conselho Nacional de Direitos da Mulher será presidido pelo titular da Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, da Presidência da República, e terá a sua composição, estruturação, competências e funcionamento revistos por meio de ato do Poder Executivo, a ser editado até 30 de junho de 2003.”

  3. 3. MP 103/2003 was converted into Law No. 10,683 of May 28, 2003, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which kept the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.

    • Lei nº 10.683, de 28 de maio de 2003 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 6, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “LEI No 10.683, DE 28 DE MAIO DE 2003. Mensagem de veto Conversão da Medida Provisória nº 103, de 2003”
    • Lei nº 10.683, de 28 de maio de 2003 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 6, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 1, § 3, item III (original wording, revoked by Law 12,314/2010). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “III - a Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres;”
    • Lei nº 10.683, de 28 de maio de 2003 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 6, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 28 de maio de 2003; 182o da Independência e 115o da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  4. 4. Provisional Measure No. 103 of January 1, 2003, which provided for the organization of the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministries, included the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies among the bodies that make up the Presidency of the Republic.

    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “MEDIDA PROVISÓRIA Nº 103, DE 1º DE JANEIRO 2003. Convertida na Lei nº 10.683, de 2003 Texto para impressão Exposição de Motivos Dispõe sobre a organização da Presidência da República e dos Ministérios, e dá outras providências”
    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 1, § 3, item III. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “§ 3o Integram ainda a Presidência da República: I - a Controladoria-Geral da União; II - a Secretaria Especial do Conselho de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social; III - a Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres;”

  5. 5. Under MP 103/2003, the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies was responsible for directly and immediately advising the President of the Republic on the formulation, coordination, and articulation of women's policies, for preparing and implementing national educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and for preparing gender planning, with the National Council on Women's Rights, the Office, and up to three Undersecretariats as its basic structure.

    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 22. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 22. À Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres compete assessorar direta e imediatamente o Presidente da República na formulação, coordenação e articulação de políticas para as mulheres, bem como elaborar e implementar campanhas educativas e anti-discriminatórias de caráter nacional, elaborar o planejamento de gênero que contribua na ação do governo federal e demais esferas de governo com vistas à promoção da igualdade”
    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 22 (final part). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “aspectos relativos a igualdade das mulheres e de combate à discriminação, tendo como estrutura básica o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher, o Gabinete e até três Subsecretarias.”

  6. 6. MP 103/2003 created the special-nature position of Special Secretary for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic, with prerogatives, guarantees, advantages, and rights equivalent to those of a Minister of State.

    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 38, caput and § 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 38. São criados os cargos de natureza especial de Secretário Especial do Conselho de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, de Secretário Especial de Aqüicultura e Pesca, de Secretário Especial dos Direitos Humanos e de Secretário Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República. § 1o Os cargos referidos no caput terão prerrogativas, garantias, vantagens e direitos equivalentes aos de Ministro de Estado.”

  7. 7. Decree No. 5,390 of March 8, 2005 approved the National Plan of Policies for Women (PNPM), assigned to the Special Secretariat the issuing of targets, priorities, and actions, and established the PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee.

    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header and summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “DECRETO Nº 5.390 DE 8 DE MARÇO DE 2005. Revogado pelo Decreto nº 9.784, de 2019 Vigência Texto para impressão Aprova o Plano Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres - PNPM, institui o Comitê de Articulação e Monitoramento e dá outras providências.”
    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: arts. 1 and 2 (original wording). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 1º Fica aprovado o Plano Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres - PNPM, em consonância com os objetivos estabelecidos no Anexo deste Decreto. (Revogado pelo Decreto nº 7.959, de 2013) Art. 2º A Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, da Presidência da República, editará as metas, as prioridades e as ações do PNPM.”
    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 8 de março de 2005; 184º da Independência e 117º da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  8. 8. Decree of December 18, 2003 convened the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies, scheduled for June 17 to 19, 2004, under the coordination of the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and the National Council on Women's Rights, with the aim of proposing guidelines for the National Plan of Policies for Women.

  9. 9. According to Ipea (2008), in 2004 the federal government, through the SPM and in partnership with the CNDM, held the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies, the first national conference on the subject convened by the federal government, which brought together hundreds of thousands of women in its municipal and state stages.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 2 of the PDF, section 2.1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Em 2004, o governo federal, por meio da SPM, em parceria com o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher (CNDM), realizou a I CNPM, que teve como tema “Políticas para as mulheres: um desafio para a igualdade de gênero”. A conferência tornou-se um marco na luta pela igualdade de gênero no país, por ser a primeira conferência nacional convocada pelo governo federal e por haver reunido centenas de milhares de mulheres de todo o país em suas etapas municipais e estaduais.”

  10. 10. In the original wording of Decree 5,390/2005, the PNPM Coordination and Monitoring Committee was coordinated by the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies and made up of representatives of ministries, of the Special Secretariat for Human Rights, of the Special Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality, and of the National Council on Women's Rights; in 2007 it began to include representatives of state and municipal women's policy bodies.

    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 4, items I to III (original wording). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 4º O Comitê de Articulação e Monitoramento será integrado por um representante, e respectivo suplente, de cada órgão a seguir indicado: I - Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres, que o coordenará; II - Ministério da Educação; III - Ministério da Justiça;”
    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 4, items X to XII (original wording). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “X - Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos; XI - Secretaria Especial de Políticas de Promoção da Igualdade Racial; e XII - Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher.”
    • Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 4, items II and III (wording given by Decree 6,269/2007). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “II - dois representantes de organismos governamentais de políticas para as mulheres do Poder Executivo estadual; (Redação dada pelo Decreto nº 6.269, de 2007). III - dois representantes de organismos governamentais de políticas para as mulheres do Poder Executivo municipal;”

  11. 11. In 2010, budget unit 20122 had an initial appropriation of R$88,312,429, authorized of R$89,715,636, committed of R$75,849,029, and paid in the fiscal year of R$50,929,039, according to SIOP.

  12. 12. Law No. 12,314 of August 19, 2010, the conversion of MP 483/2010, signed into law by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, transformed the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies into the Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic.

    • Lei nº 12.314, de 19 de agosto de 2010 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured January 14, 2025); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “LEI Nº 12.314, DE 19 DE AGOSTO DE 2010. Mensagem de veto. Conversão da Medida Provisória nº 483, de 2010”
    • Lei nº 12.314, de 19 de agosto de 2010 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured January 14, 2025); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 3, item II. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 3o São transformadas: I - a Secretaria Especial dos Direitos Humanos em Secretaria de Direitos Humanos da Presidência da República; II - a Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres em Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República;”
    • Lei nº 12.314, de 19 de agosto de 2010 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured January 14, 2025); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 19 de agosto de 2010; 189o da Independência e 122o da República. LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA”

  13. 13. With Law 12,314/2010, the basic structure of the Secretariat became the National Council on Women's Rights, the Office, the Executive Secretariat, and up to 3 Secretariats.

    • Lei nº 10.683, de 28 de maio de 2003 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 6, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 22 (wording given by Law 12,314/2010). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “combate à discriminação, tendo como estrutura básica o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher, o Gabinete, a Secretaria-Executiva e até 3 (três) Secretarias. (Redação dada pela Lei nº 12.314, de 2010)”

  14. 14. MP 1,154/2023 was converted into Law No. 14,600 of June 19, 2023, signed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which kept the creation of the Ministry of Women by splitting it off from the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights.

  15. 15. Under Law 14,600/2023, the areas of responsibility of the Ministry of Women are the formulation, coordination, and execution of policies and guidelines to guarantee women's rights, the coordination of women's policies across the 3 federative spheres, educational and anti-discrimination campaigns, and the monitoring of legislation on affirmative action.

    • Lei nº 14.600, de 19 de junho de 2023 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 27, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 38, items I to III. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 38. Constituem áreas de competência do Ministério das Mulheres: I - formulação, coordenação e execução de políticas e diretrizes de garantia dos direitos das mulheres; II - políticas para as mulheres; III - articulação e acompanhamento de políticas para as mulheres nas 3 (três) esferas federativas;”
    • Lei nº 14.600, de 19 de junho de 2023 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 27, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 38, items VI and VII. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “VI - elaboração e implementação de campanhas educativas e antidiscriminatórias de abrangência nacional; e VII - acompanhamento da implementação da legislação sobre ações afirmativas e definição de ações para o cumprimento de acordos, de convenções e de planos de ação sobre a garantia da igualdade de gênero e do combate à discriminação.”

  16. 16. In 2024, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women) had an initial appropriation of R$480,620,937, authorized of R$317,681,213, committed of R$308,679,618, and paid in the fiscal year of R$76,602,936, according to SIOP.

  17. 17. Law No. 7,353 of August 29, 1985, enacted by the National Congress and signed into law by President José Sarney, created the National Council on Women's Rights (CNDM), with the purpose of promoting, at the national level, policies aimed at eliminating discrimination against women.

    • Lei nº 7.353, de 29 de agosto de 1985 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 7, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header and art. 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “LEI No 7.353, DE 29 DE AGOSTO DE 1985. Regulamento Cria o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher - CNDM e dá outras providências. O PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA, faço saber que a Congresso Nacional decreta e eu sanciono a seguinte Lei: Art 1º Fica criado o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher - CNDM, com a finalidade de promover em âmbito nacional, políticas que visem a eliminar a discriminação da mulher”
    • Lei nº 7.353, de 29 de agosto de 1985 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 7, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, em 29 de agosto de 1985; 164º da Independência e 97º da República. JOSÉ SARNEY”

  18. 18. Law No. 10,539 of September 23, 2002, the conversion of Provisional Measure No. 37/2002, signed into law by President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, created within the structure of the Ministry of Justice the State Secretariat for Women's Rights and the special-nature position of State Secretary for Women's Rights.

  19. 19. According to Ipea (2011), in 2009 the SPM executed 95.8% of its budget, the highest proportion of liquidated budget among the special secretariats, and transfers to states, municipalities, and private organizations accounted for 73.3% of the liquidated budget.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 19 (2011), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 15 of the PDF (p. 334 of the publication). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Além da expansão dos recursos, houve também aumento do nível de execução: em 2009, a SPM executou 95,8% de seu orçamento. Na comparação com as demais secretarias especiais, apresentou a mais alta proporção de orçamento liquidado. Tendo em vista a configuração dos programas da SPM, a maior parte dos recursos é aplicada por meio de transferências para estados, municípios e organizações privadas. Em 2009, as transferências responderam por 73,3% do orçamento liquidado pela secretaria.”

  20. 20. Under the Dilma Rousseff government, Decree No. 7,959 of March 13, 2013 assigned to the Secretariat for Women's Policies the task of providing for the National Plan of Policies for Women for the period 2013 to 2015, with prior consultation with the responsible ministries.

    • Decreto nº 7.959, de 13 de março de 2013 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured July 11, 2026); original address: planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header and summary. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “DECRETO Nº 7.959, DE 13 DE MARÇO DE 2013 Dispõe sobre o Plano Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres, para o período de 2013 a 2015, altera o Decreto nº 5.390, de 8 de março de 2005, e dá outras providências.”
    • Decreto nº 7.959, de 13 de março de 2013 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured July 11, 2026); original address: planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 1º A Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República disporá sobre os eixos, os objetivos, as linhas de ação, as ações e as metas do Plano Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres - PNPM, para o período de 2013 a 2015. Parágrafo único. Os Ministérios responsáveis por ações desenvolvidas no âmbito do PNPM deverão ser previamente consultados sobre o seu conteúdo.”
    • Decreto nº 7.959, de 13 de março de 2013 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured July 11, 2026); original address: planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 13 de março de 2013; 192º da Independência e 125º da República. DILMA ROUSSEFF”

  21. 21. Under the Dilma Rousseff government, Provisional Measure No. 696 of October 2, 2015 abolished the position of Minister of State Head of the Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic and transformed the position of executive secretary of the Secretariat into Special Secretary for Women's Policies of the Ministry of Women, Racial Equality, and Human Rights.

  22. 22. Law No. 13,266 of April 5, 2016, the conversion of MP 696/2015, signed into law by President Dilma Rousseff, abolished the Secretariat for Women's Policies of the Presidency of the Republic and created the Ministry of Women, Racial Equality, Youth, and Human Rights, whose basic structure came to include the National Council on Women's Rights and the Special Secretariat for Women's Policies.

    • Lei nº 13.266, de 5 de abril de 2016 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “LEI Nº 13.266, DE 5 DE ABRIL DE 2016. Produção de efeito Mensagem de veto Conversão da Medida Provisória nº 696, de 2015”
    • Lei nº 13.266, de 5 de abril de 2016 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 1, item VI. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “VI – a Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República;”
    • Lei nº 13.266, de 5 de abril de 2016 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 3º Fica criado o Ministério das Mulheres, da Igualdade Racial, da Juventude e dos Direitos Humanos.”
    • Lei nº 13.266, de 5 de abril de 2016 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: new wording of art. 29, item XXV, of Law 10,683/2003. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “do Ministério das Mulheres, da Igualdade Racial, da Juventude e dos Direitos Humanos o Conselho Nacional de Juventude, o Conselho Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial, o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos Humanos, o Conselho Nacional de Combate à Discriminação, o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente, o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Pessoa com Deficiência, o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos do Idoso, o Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher, a Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres”
    • Lei nº 13.266, de 5 de abril de 2016 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 5, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 5 de abril de 2016; 195º da Independência e 128º da República. DILMA ROUSSEFF”

  23. 23. Provisional Measure No. 726 of May 12, 2016, issued by Vice President Michel Temer in the exercise of the office of President of the Republic and converted into Law No. 13,341/2016, abolished the Ministry of Women, Racial Equality, Youth, and Human Rights and transferred its responsibilities to the Ministry of Justice and Citizenship, except for the responsibilities concerning youth policies.

  24. 24. Law No. 13,844 of June 18, 2019, signed into law by President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, transformed the Ministry of Human Rights into the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights, whose basic structure included the National Secretariat for Women's Policies.

    • Lei nº 13.844, de 18 de junho de 2019 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 18, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: header. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “LEI Nº 13.844, DE 18 DE JUNHO DE 2019 Texto compilado Mensagem de veto Conversão da Medida Provisória nº 870, de 2019”
    • Lei nº 13.844, de 18 de junho de 2019 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 18, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: transformation of bodies, item III. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “III - o Ministério dos Direitos Humanos no Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos;”
    • Lei nº 13.844, de 18 de junho de 2019 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 18, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 44, item I (revoked by Law 14,600/2023). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art. 44. Integram a estrutura básica do Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos: (Revogado pela Medida Provisória nº 1.154, de 2023) (Revogado pela Lei nº 14.600, de 2023) I - a Secretaria Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres;”
    • Lei nº 13.844, de 18 de junho de 2019 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 18, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: signature. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Brasília, 18 de junho de 2019; 198o da Independência e 131o da República. JAIR MESSIAS BOLSONARO”

  25. 25. According to a guide from the Piauí state government, the 5th National Conference on Women's Policies was convened by Ordinance No. 132/2024 of the Ministry of Women, with the national stage scheduled for September 29 to October 1, 2025 and the theme "More Democracy, More Equality, and More Achievements for All Women".

    • Guia das Conferências Municipais da 5ª Conferência Nacional de Políticas para as Mulheres · Government of the State of Piauí Government communication
      Where: p. 2 of the PDF, section What the 5th CNPM is. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “a 5ª CNPM será realizada entre os dias 29 de setembro e 1º de outubro de 2025, conforme convocação estabelecida pela Portaria nº 132/2024 do Ministério das Mulheres. A 5ª CNPM tem como tema central: “Mais Democracia, Mais Igualdade e Mais Conquistas para Todas”.”

  26. 26. Law 14,600/2023 included the Minister of State for Women among the positions of Minister of State.

    • Lei nº 14.600, de 19 de junho de 2023 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 27, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: list of Minister of State positions, subitem r. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “r) Ministra de Estado das Mulheres;”
    • Lei nº 14.600, de 19 de junho de 2023 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured December 27, 2024); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: list of positions, subitems q to s. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “q) Ministro de Estado do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima; r) Ministra de Estado das Mulheres; s) Ministro de Estado da Pesca e Aquicultura;”

  27. 27. Decree of July 15, 2004 established an Interministerial Working Group to prepare the National Plan of Policies for Women in accordance with the priorities of government planning and the guidelines of the 1st National Conference on Women's Policies.

  28. 28. The annex to Decree 5,390/2005 organized the objectives of the 1st PNPM into five blocks: autonomy, equality in the world of work, and citizenship; inclusive and non-sexist education; women's health, sexual rights, and reproductive rights; confronting violence against women; and management and monitoring of the Plan.

  29. 29. MP 103/2003 required the Secretariat to set up, within ninety days, a working group made up of representatives of the Secretariat and of society to prepare a proposal for regulating the National Council on Women's Rights.

    • Medida Provisória nº 103, de 1º de janeiro de 2003 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 4, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 54, sole paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Parágrafo único. A Secretaria Especial de Políticas para as Mulheres constituirá, no prazo de até noventa dias a contar da publicação desta Medida Provisória, grupo de trabalho integrado por representantes da Secretaria e da sociedade, para elaborar proposta de regulamentação do Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher a ser submetida ao Presidente da República.”

  30. 30. Decree 6,412/2008 assigned to the CNDM the task of participating in the organization of the national conferences on public policies for women.

    • Decreto nº 6.412, de 25 de março de 2008 (texto compilado) (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 11, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. Compiled Planalto text: it gathers successive wordings; the passage quoted is the wording indicated in the locator. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 2, item VIII. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “VIII - participar da organização das conferências nacionais de políticas públicas para as mulheres;”

  31. 31. According to Ipea (2008), the SPM's resources totaled R$13.48 million in the 2007 Ploa (draft annual budget bill) and rose to R$42.85 million with the amendments approved in the National Congress, a figure that practically equals the 2008 Ploa; according to Ipea, this initial increase is due to the launch of the National Pact to Confront Violence against Women. Ipea also notes that the volume of frozen resources remained very high: as of early December 2007, only 58% of the total approved in the 2007 LOA had been made available for use and commitment.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 10 of the PDF, section 3 (budget). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A soma dos recursos alocados no orçamento da secretaria no Ploa 2007 – R$ 13,48 milhões – aumentou, com as emendas aprovadas no Congresso Nacional, para R$ 42,85 milhões.”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 10 of the PDF. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Esse aumento inicial se deve ao lançamento do Pacto Nacional pelo Enfrentamento da Violência contra as Mulheres”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 10 of the PDF. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Entretanto o volume de recursos contingenciados permanece muito elevado: até o início de dezembro de 2007, somente 58% do total aprovado na Lei Orçamentária Anual (LOA) de 2007 havia sido disponibilizado para movimentação e empenho.”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 10 of the PDF, section 3.5 Forecast of resources. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A soma dos recursos alocados no orçamento da secretaria no Ploa 2007 – R$ 13,48 milhões – aumentou, com as emendas aprovadas no Congresso Nacional, para R$ 42,85 milhões. Este valor praticamente se iguala ao Ploa 2008, que ainda poderá ser incrementado no Congresso Nacional (ver tabela 1). Esse aumento inicial se deve ao lançamento do Pacto Nacional pelo Enfrentamento da Violência contra as Mulheres,”

  32. 32. In 2004, budget unit 20122 (Special Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$26,192,020, authorized (law plus credits) of R$24,867,020, and paid in the fiscal year of R$14,815,597, according to SIOP.

  33. 33. In 2007, budget unit 20122 (Special Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$48,429,938, authorized of R$48,799,938, and paid in the fiscal year of R$24,757,394, according to SIOP.

  34. 34. In 2015, budget unit 65101 (Secretariat for Women's Policies) had an initial appropriation of R$260,387,406, authorized of R$266,413,888, committed of R$144,962,097, and paid in the fiscal year of R$71,194,339, according to SIOP.

  35. 35. In 2018, budget unit 20122, then called the National Secretariat for Women's Policies, had an initial appropriation of R$114,810,299, authorized of R$70,571,405, and paid in the fiscal year of R$38,511,554, according to SIOP.

  36. 36. According to Ipea (citing Tokarski et al., 2022b), the 2nd PNPM had a nominal investment of about R$7 billion in actions specific to women and more than R$10 billion in universal actions; the first PNPM had no budget commitment for the actions and the sectoral bodies.

  37. 37. In 2023, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women, Direct Administration) had no initial appropriation of its own; the authorized amount was R$149,006,993, the committed amount R$147,124,619, and the amount paid in the fiscal year R$27,206,726, according to SIOP.

  38. 38. In 2025, budget unit 65101 (Ministry of Women) had an initial appropriation of R$370,538,893, authorized of R$314,305,842, committed of R$300,271,912, and paid in the fiscal year of R$118,300,787, according to SIOP.

  39. 39. According to Ipea (2008), the evaluation carried out at the 2nd CNPM pointed to progress (greater incorporation of gender mainstreaming, greater inclusion of gender, race, and ethnicity in the budget and in planning, expansion of the women's rights councils) and to obstacles, such as the low publicity of the PNPM and actions and guidelines not yet translated into budget terms.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 15 (2008), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 3 of the PDF, section 2.1. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Avaliou-se que, entre os avanços da política nacional, pôde ser percebida maior incorporação da transversalidade de gênero nas políticas públicas, maior inserção das temáticas de gênero, raça e etnia no processo de elaboração do orçamento e planejamento do governo, e ampliação do número de conselhos dos direitos da mulher em estados e municípios. No que diz respeito aos obstáculos, destacaram-se as dificuldades relacionadas à baixa divulgação e ao pouco conhecimento do PNPM e o fato de que muitas ações e diretrizes ainda não foram traduzidas do ponto de vista orçamentário”

  40. 40. According to Ipea (2011), the National Plans of Policies for Women sought to translate the federal government's policies for women, but were not fully implemented, and many of their actions were difficult to monitor.

  41. 41. According to Ipea (2022), many of the concrete actions planned for the area of confronting violence against women, even those considered priorities, such as the Casa da Mulher Brasileira (Brazilian Women's House), were unable to have their budget executed.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 29 (2022), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 4 of the PDF. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “estas novas iniciativas revelaram-se frágeis, fragmentadas e com poucos resultados efetivos. Ainda que seja possível encontrar documentos e discursos que apontem para a existência de uma série de novas ações a partir de 2019, a análise dos orçamentos executados mostra que, em termos reais, estas narrativas não se transformaram em realidade”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 29 (2022), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: section on violence against women. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “muitas das ações concretas previstas para a área, mesmo aquelas consideradas prioritárias, como a Casa da Mulher Brasileira, não conseguiram ter seu orçamento executado”

  42. 42. According to Ipea (2011), MP 483/2010, converted into Law 12,314/2010, gave four secretariats of the Presidency, among them the Secretariat for Women's Policies, ministry status, with a structure more similar to that of a ministry and a seat on the Council for Economic and Social Development.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 19 (2011), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 13 of the PDF (pp. 332-333 of the publication), section 3. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “A Medida Provisória (MP) no 483, de 24 de março de 2010, convertida na Lei no 12.314, de 19 de agosto de 2010, conferiu a”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 19 (2011), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 14 of the PDF (p. 333 of the publication). Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “quatro secretarias da Presidência da República o status de ministério: a Secretaria de Portos, a da Promoção da Igualdade Racial, a de Direitos Humanos e a de Políticas para as Mulheres. Com a mudança, a secretaria passou a contar com estrutura burocrática mais parecida com a de um ministério, podendo dispor de até três secretarias e uma secretaria executiva, com os respectivos cargos de direção e assessoramento superior (DAS), e passando a ter assento no Conselho de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (CDES)”

  43. 43. For Ipea (2022), the symbol of a new moment was the merger of the SPM with other secretariats into an umbrella ministry, followed, from 2016 on, by successive losses of institutional relevance, of budgets, and of the importance of the issue on the political agenda.

    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 29 (2022), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 4 of the PDF, presentation. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “O símbolo desse novo momento foi a fusão da SPM com um conjunto de outras secretarias, dando origem a um ministério guarda-chuva então denominado Ministério das Mulheres, da Igualda­ de Racial e dos Direitos Humanos.”
    • Políticas Sociais: acompanhamento e análise, n. 29 (2022), capítulo Igualdade de Gênero · Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) Academic study
      Where: p. 4 of the PDF. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “começando especialmente no afastamento de Dilma Rousseff e na posse de Michel Temer, em 2016, com sucessivas perdas de relevância institu­ cional, de orçamentos e de importância do tema na agenda política, que levaram à paralisia de programas e políticas que vinham sendo implementados até então.4”

  44. 44. Under Law 7,353/1985, the CNDM was responsible for formulating guidelines and promoting policies at all levels of public administration aimed at eliminating the discrimination that affects women, and for maintaining permanent channels of relationship with the women's movement; one third of the Deliberative Council would be chosen from among persons nominated by women's movements.

    • Lei nº 7.353, de 29 de agosto de 1985 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 7, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 4, subitem a. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Art 4º Compete ao Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Mulher: a) formular diretrizes e promover políticas em todos os níveis da administração pública direta e indireta, visando à eliminação das discriminações que atingem a mulher;”
    • Lei nº 7.353, de 29 de agosto de 1985 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 7, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 4, subitem h. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “h) manter canais permanentes de relação com o movimento de mulheres, apoiando o desenvolvimento das atividades dos grupos autônomos, sem interferir no conteúdo e orientação de suas atividades;”
    • Lei nº 7.353, de 29 de agosto de 1985 (cópia do Planalto no Internet Archive) · Presidency of the Republic Official legal act
      Read from an archived copy (Internet Archive (Wayback Machine), captured October 7, 2026); original address: www.planalto.gov.br. The archive preserves the copy; the author is Presidency of the Republic.
      Where: art. 6, sole paragraph. Accessed October 14, 2026.
      “Parágrafo único. 1/3 (um terço) dos membros do Conselho Deliberativo será escolhido dentre pessoas indicadas por movimentos de mulheres constantes de listas tríplices.”

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