Existence of multiactor bodies governing or decision making bodies for food policy at national, subnational and/or local level with diverse participation of civil society organizations

National level:

• Fome Zero
• (National Food and Nutritional Security Council) was created in 1992, and functioned until 1994. It was reinstated in 2003, and institutionalized in 2007.

Subnational level:

• State CONSEAs – All 26 states and the Federal District (DF) have state CONSEAs
• There are close to 100 municipal CONSEAs

Some legislative initiatives at district/municipal/city level; Ex: city of Belo Horizonte (http://www.futurepolicy.org/food-and-water/belo-horizontes-food-security-policy/)

For more information read ABRANDH, OXFAM, Brazil´s experience of building a Food and Nutrition Security System. Brasília, 2012. in: https://www.oxfam.org/sites/www.oxfam.org/files/rr-brazil-experience-food-nutrition-security-190214-en.pdf