## Notes from 22 September 2025 [[2025-09-21|← Previous note]] ┃ [[2025-09-23|Next note →]] Over recent months Brazil has reopened the conversation on public-sector reform, including a working group in the Chamber of Deputies on administrative reform. In this context, the [[Movimento Pessoas à Frente]] (a nonpartisan, civil-society coalition that convenes practitioners, academics, unions, public officials, and elected representatives to improve people management in government) has shared a draft bill for a **[National Policy for Leadership Management in Government](https://movimentopessoasafrente.org.br/materiais/politica-nacional-de-gestao-de-liderancas-em-governos/)**, alongside a [five-year synthesis of proposals](https://movimentopessoasafrente.org.br/materiais/um-melhor-estado-tem-pessoas-a-frente-2/) that the Movement has brokered and consolidated across its network since its inception. I supported background research for this agenda at the request of Prof. Cibele Franzese, as part of the preparatory work informing the draft and an upcoming technical note. Earlier on, I served as a technical adviser to the Movement during its first two years and have contributed on a project basis since. At its core, the draft lays out practical rules for how senior government posts are filled and managed. Vacancies would be preceded by open, competency-based pre-selection to produce qualified shortlists for the appointing authority - keeping political discretion intact but raising the floor on capability and diversity. Profiles and competency matrices for leadership roles, as well as pre-selection notices and results, would be made public; CVs of appointed leaders and online training resources would also be disclosed to support consistency and learning across administrations. Day-to-day management would shift toward regular goal-setting, performance review, and development plans, with clear conditions for continuity and exit - linking opportunity to responsibility. Coverage would start with the top federal posts (e.g., DAS-6; CCE-17; FCE-17; heads of autonomous agencies and foundations, plus their immediate deputies), and expand in phases, while inviting states and municipalities to adopt similar rules through their own legislation. This is part of a broad effort to improve how governments select, empower, and hold accountable their public service leaders. My contribution is to connect academic research and international lessons with the Brazilian context, translating evidence into accessible language for practitioners and the public. This helps anchor the discussion in practical solutions to build capability, strengthen accountability, and expand access to leadership.