SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC CONTRACT IN BRAZIL: A HISTORICAL, CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL DUTY

Abstract

Acceleration in the process of environmental degradation especially in the wake of WWII evidenced the planet´s limitations to sustain a growth model and demand a re-definition of the State´s role to face challenges, included consumption which must be sustainable. Current essay demonstrates that the new consumption model in Brazil, triggered by constitutional and legal stance, should be practiced and enhanced by authorities through sustainable public contracts. No discretional items should exist so that the public administration seeks to obtain, as the most advantageous proposal, a contract which also aggregates price, quality and sustainability at the best level. The paper comprises the exploitation of possibilities of the constitutional text on the theme, the systematic reading of legislation and dialogue with specialized doctrine.