The article intends to address the challenges of the social control nowadays, through the analysis of its formulation in the process of democratization of the Brazilian society and its impasses from the 1990s. It concludes with discussions on the current situation and it presents as a piece of news the creation of the state and municipal forums, as well as the National Front against Privatization of Health. All of them are considered as independent mechanisms of democratic control of social control institutions.
Social control; Relationship between State and civil society; Health forum; National Front against privatization of Health
