Because of its early positive assessments, participatory budgeting (PB) has been and continues to be praised by several policymakers, and the Brazilian model has become an institutional blueprint around the world. No one questions the way the model has evolved in Brazilian municipalities with a long tradition of PB, but it was institutionalized there through practice and not through state legislation. It is thus highly permeable to political will and evolving ideas. Looking at the case of Belo Horizonte, where it was implemented in 1993, this study argues that while the political rhetoric of PB has remained central to political discourse over time, a significant but gradual policy change has occurred in practice. This change has important implications: not only does it have an impact on the policy outcomes of PB, but it also contributes to delegitimating the process for its participants, abetting its gradual deinstitutionalization.

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“它曾经是一个激进的民主提案”：巴西参与式预算中的渐进制度变革理论

由于早期的积极评估，参与式预算（PB）已经并将继续受到一些政策制定者的赞扬，巴西模式已成为世界各地的制度蓝图。没有人质疑这种模式在具有悠久 PB 传统的巴西城市的演变方式，但它是通过实践而不是通过州立法在那里制度化的。因此，它对政治意愿和不断发展的思想具有高度渗透性。以 1993 年实施的贝洛奥里藏特为例，本研究认为，虽然 PB 的政治言论随着时间的推移一直是政治话语的核心，但在实践中已经发生了显着但渐进的政策变化。这一变化具有重要意义：它不仅对 PB 的政策结果产生影响，