A KALEIDOSCOPE CALLED THE CITY STATUTE:

TWENTY YEARS OF THE FEDERAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT LAW FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DIFFERENT ACTORS

Abstract

The article presents an empirical research that aimed to uncover the different views/representations of different social actors on the City Statute and its implementation process in the last twenty years. The qualitative research used the technique of conducting interviews with key informants who were able to present the social representation of each of the actors identified as important for the application of the federal law on urban development in Brazilian municipalities.  The effort to systematize the different views on the Statute meets two objectives: to decolonize the investigation through the presentation of popular knowledge about the law, and also to understand how this multiplication of views, in the form of a kaleidoscope, can have explanatory power for the low effectiveness of the City Statute in Brazilian municipalities. The results of the research identify a greater interest and commitment of the popular movements in the implementation of the law than the other actors surveyed, whether they be from the real estate market, the public authorities, or the justice system.