Framing SDG Goals and Targets: The Role of Production of Indicators in the Success of the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Brazil

The process of discussing and producing indicators for monitoring the 2030 Agenda brings great challenges to global and national statistical systems. On the one hand, it points out fundamental research and analysis needs for achieving the agreed goals around more dignified and sustainable living conditions for people and the planet. On the other hand, it highlights the limitations of the statistical capacities of developing countries to produce a large amount of regular, robust, and reliable official indicators, constructed from a multiplicity of sources (research and administrative records). This chapter presents a critical reflection on the internalization process of the 2030 Agenda in Brazil from the perspective of building monitoring indicators. It explores the institutional structure of the National Statistical System and the recent period characterized by economic, political, and institutional crises, which had a major impact on this process.