[Governance, intersectoriality and social participation in public policy: the National Council on the Rights of the Elderly].

Aging is a complex phenomenon that requires different types of public policies. In 2002, the National Council for the Rights of the Elderly (CNDI) was created as a governance structure to enhance the guarantee of rights through coordination between sectors of government and civil society. The article seeks to analyze the CNDI based on the description of the institutional configuration and characterization of its operation in the proposal of strategies for implementing and monitoring the main policies for the elderly. The analytical framework of public policy analysis was used, with emphasis on the concept of governance, laws and documents, highlighting the minutes of Council meetings, as well as semi-structured interviews. As a result, it was possible to detect the importance of these spaces that enable the influence and control of institutionalized civil society over the State. However, difficulties of referral of the actions, obstacles in the relationship between the social actors were observed, as well as insufficient involvement of some government agencies. In the context of accelerated demographic changes, social inequalities and vulnerability of the elderly population, this governance strategy per se has not been sufficient to ensure the realization of the rights envisaged.