A Lei de Acesso à Informação na Marinha: limites e possibilidades das relações com a Comunicação

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to understand how the Access to Public Information Law (Law12.527/2011) is being applied in the Brazilian Navy, besides identifying the limits and possibilities of the rule in the context of communication. For that matter, this research aimed to analyze the realization of active and passive transparency, relationships with organizational culture and the established interface with communication. A case study was carried out, based on bibliographic research on relevant topics, as a right to information, transparency, social participation, LAI (Brazilian Access to Public Information Law - LAI, in the Portuguese abbreviation) communication dimension and public communication. The method was made possible through three research techniques: initially a documentary analysis was made in rules, ordinances and other institutional writings. Subsequently, visits were made to the Centro de Comunicação Social da Marinha (Social Communication Center of the Brazilian Navy), where it was possible to observe and interview the military operating the law and communication professionals. The survey also covered the website and passive transparency data contained in the Electronic System of the Information Service to the Citizen of the Federal Government. The evidence found was analyzed in dialogue with the theoretical framework, which allowed the identification of a scenario permeated by institutional difficulties that interfere in the application of the rule. In general, the work of the military concentrates efforts on passive transparency requirements due to regulatory deadlines, which entails limitations on the application of active transparency. On the insertion of the law in the scope of communication, it was found that despite the potential that this reality manifests, there are still obstacles to the effective integration of the rule. It is hoped that this study can assist in the implementation of LAI in the Navy, as it generated reflections and presented some possible solutions to the difficulties involving the rule in the context of communication.