ABSTRACT
Is the Prosecution Service (PS) able to enforce rights as a government inspector without the Judiciary? The question arises for the PS for Education (MPEduc) project, created to urge Municipalities and States to adjust schools to legal requirements and encourage inspection by social councils. To capture the scope and limits of PS activism, we combine database analysis, interviews with those involved in the project, and documentary analysis. Scope and Limits of the Prosecution Service as an Education Inspector shows that out of 371 local projects, around 40% completed up to two of the seven phases planned and 6.1% were completed. MPEduc case studies with fewer and more formal advances (Vitória and Belford Roxo) point out limits to the PS’s activism and the origins and effects of the high discretion and autonomy of the members, so associated with the institution.
Keywords:
Prosecution Service; right to education; activism; discretionary; fiscalization