Programa forças no esporte: uma valiosa ferramenta para a melhoria do engajamento da sociedade brasileira para os temas de defesa nacional

Abstract

ABSTRACT Forces in Sport Program: a valuable tool for improving the engagement of brazilian society in National Defense issues. The research aims to verify the contribution of the Forces in Sports Program to achieving National Defense Objective VI: expanding the involvement of Brazilian society in National Defense matters, in order to strengthen this program and other similar ones that help in the development of interest and engagement of the population for Defense issues. To this end, the context of public policies in Brazil and its focus on social rights are studied, to direct the investigation towards the area of Public Defense Policy, in particular, the National Defense Policy. Expanding the work, it appears that the National Defense Policy, as a broad public policy, finds it difficult to consolidate, as, despite the population's high confidence in the Armed Forces, social needs, lack of knowledge and interest in Their duties result in a low prioritization of Defense content. This impacts the allocation of financial resources and, therefore, the maintenance of operational capacity for the ready use of the Forces. To improve this reality, it is essential to win the support of the population. In this sense, the studies conducted demonstrate that the Forces in Sports Program contributes significantly, as it works both to improve the situation of Brazilian social inequality and to promote society's perception of Defense issues. Furthermore, the Program's actions reach a significant number of Brazilians and are promoted to different groups that make up society throughout the national territory