Second public hearing of the PNAB reinforces democratic listening with cultural makers
Meeting held by Secult took place at the Teatro Estação Gasômetro and via Zoom, discussing the resource allocation plan of the National Aldir Blanc Policy
The State Secretariat of Culture (Secult) held at 5 PM on Wednesday (6), at the Teatro Estação Gasômetro in Belém, the second public hearing to discuss the Resource Allocation Plan (PAR) of the National Aldir Blanc Policy (PNAB). The meeting was also broadcast online via the Zoom platform, gathering about 50 virtual participants and 30 in person, including cultural agents, representatives of collectives and institutions, and representatives of the State Council of Culture.
The program aimed to hear contributions from civil society and present the advances in the construction of the multiannual plan (2025–2028). The plan foresees an investment of R$ 215 million in cultural policies in Pará, through four annual transfers from the federal government. The resources will be distributed among different segments and axes of Pará's culture, respecting the state’s territorial and identity diversity.
The dialogue promoted by the hearing is part of the public listening process required by Ordinance No. 200/2025 of the Ministry of Culture, which makes popular participation mandatory in the preparation of the resource allocation plans of the PNAB.
“We were committed to holding a second public hearing to present the overall design of the application of our PNAB resources, considering this second cycle. More than working on annuality, we are looking at cycles, which allows for the strengthening of cultural initiatives that involve multiple sectors and professionals,” said the State Secretary of Culture, Ursula Vidal.
Partnership with Funarte
Present virtually at the hearing, the president of the National Arts Foundation (Funarte), Maria Marighella, also contributed to the debate. She highlighted the historic moment experienced by the institution, which celebrates 50 years in the midst of a process of reconstructing its national arts policy — called “Brazil of the Arts.”
“We are collectively building a policy for the field of arts, resuming a process interrupted in 2015 that could only be reactivated with the recreation of the Ministry of Culture in 2023. The national arts policy arises from listening and the accumulated experience of the territories, and Pará is one of the fundamental states in this debate. We place Funarte at your disposal to collaborate in this construction,” said Marighella.
Among the participants was producer Catarina Martins, representative of the collective Youths for Revolution. "Opportunities like this hearing allow us to express our demands and needs to those who manage the resources. With the arrival of COP 30, we have a unique chance to showcase the strength of local audiovisual production to Brazil and the world, and I see it as fundamentally important that we are heard and attended to so that this happens in the near future,” she emphasized.
The first public hearing was held in June of this year. With the extension of the federal deadline for submitting the allocation plans, Secult held this second meeting to deepen the dialogue with civil society and present the preliminary design of the plan. The contributions collected will be analyzed and incorporated into the final version of the document, which is expected to be published in the State Official Gazette by the end of August. Meanwhile, the State Council of Culture will meet with these new contributions to finalize the construction of the Resource Allocation Plan (PAR).
Text by Painah Silva / Ascom Secult
