Governmental decisions should be based on integral care of children and youth in line with the universality and responsibility principles, foreseen in the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1998. The public budget is a means to asses whether in fact this segment of the population is being given priority in Brazilian public polices. The objective of this article is to analyze the application of financial resources carried out by the federal government in social programs serving children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability in Brazil.
Public budge; Public polices; Infancy; Youth
