The text discusses the obstacles to the effective right to education, in face of which it is necessary to institute the National System of Education (SNE). Thus, it situates the limits of the Brazilian federalism, the legal framework and the educational and management policies, highlighting the asymmetries in the educational field and the reform of the federative pact, under the regulation of Intergovernmental collaboration and federal coordination. Finally, it points out the need to institute the SNE in conjunction with the other educational systems, to ensure the right to basic education and its democratization.
National System of Education; National Education Plan; Federative pact; Intergovernmental collaboration
