The design of a national forum for monitoring human rights policies in Brazil has entered a public consultation phase. The Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship is collecting suggestions that will support the preparation of a public call for applications linked to the creation of the Forum SIMORE Brazil.
The consultation gives civil society organizations, social movements, rights councils, and higher education and research institutions an opportunity to contribute before the forum’s structure and operating arrangements are defined. According to the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, contributions can be submitted until October 23, 2026.
The initiative places participation at an earlier stage of institutional development. Rather than inviting society to comment only after a forum has been fully designed, the federal government is seeking proposals to help prepare the notice that will establish the framework for participation. This makes the consultation relevant to groups that want to discuss how the mechanism should be organized.
What the consultation is intended to shape
The contributions will help inform the public call for applications for the Forum SIMORE Brazil. That document is expected to provide the basis for defining how the forum will be formed and how it will operate. The consultation therefore concerns the institutional design of the mechanism, including the way participating groups may be brought into the process.
The information released by the ministry does not present a completed composition or final set of operating rules for the forum. Instead, it identifies the consultation as a step toward preparing the public call. This distinction is important because the current stage is focused on gathering proposals, not announcing the final format of the Forum SIMORE Brazil.
For organizations and institutions working with human rights, the process creates a formal opportunity to submit views before the next stage is defined. Civil society groups, social movements, rights councils, and academic or research institutions may use the consultation to present perspectives connected to participation, monitoring, and the relationship between public policy and human rights commitments.
Why participation matters in the process
Public consultations can bring different experiences into the preparation of government instruments. In this case, the range of eligible contributors includes organizations with direct experience in social advocacy, councils connected to rights discussions, movements representing affected communities, and institutions dedicated to teaching and research.
That diversity can broaden the debate about how a forum should receive contributions and accompany public policies. It also connects the creation of the mechanism with principles of transparency and social oversight. The consultation does not, by itself, establish the forum, but it opens a channel for groups outside the government to influence the document that will guide its formation.
The process also highlights the role of institutional participation in human rights policy. Monitoring policies and commitments requires more than the publication of government decisions. It involves identifying how information is followed, how different perspectives are heard, and how society can take part in discussions about implementation. The ministry’s consultation addresses the stage at which those participation arrangements are being planned.
Deadline and next step
The deadline for sending suggestions is October 23, 2026. The ministry updated the information about the consultation on October 14, 2026, making the remaining period relevant for organizations and institutions that intend to take part.
After the consultation period, the collected contributions may support the preparation of the public call for applications. The available information does not announce a final date for publication of that document or provide the definitive composition of the Forum SIMORE Brazil. The immediate next step identified by the government is therefore the receipt and consideration of public suggestions for the call.
For potential participants, the consultation is the opportunity currently available to contribute to the forum’s proposed structure. Its scope is directly connected to the creation of a national space for social participation in the monitoring of human rights policies and commitments in Brazil.
By opening the design phase to civil society organizations, movements, councils, and research institutions, the federal government is seeking input before the institutional model is finalized. The outcome of this stage will help determine how the public call is prepared and, subsequently, how the Forum SIMORE Brazil can be organized.
