Fomenting Entrepreneurship and Formal Employment Processing Through Programa Tô Legal in São Paulo, Brazil
摘要
The “Tô Legal” electronic system was designed as a platform to empower individuals seeking formal employment opportunities despite lacking the typical qualifications, education, or experience usually required. Many of these individuals produce their own goods and services, often enhancing both their skills and products over time, which in turn allows them to transition from informal public spaces to formalized work, either within companies or as micro-entrepreneurs. Through this system, a new type of document—the Authorization Ordinance for Commerce and Service Provision (PCS)—was introduced. This document, which allows citizens to operate in public spaces for a maximum of ninety days, is easily obtained through automated application analysis. As long as the dates and times of these authorizations do not conflict, there is no limit on the number of PCS authorizations a person may possess. Eleven different permits and three different kinds of authorizations are among the fourteen documents that the system generates; they are all pertaining to the control of business and service delivery on sidewalks and public areas. This case study serves as an example of how digital platforms can help marginalized communities in São Paulo achieve economic inclusion, legal recognition, and dignity. The initiative is related to SDGs 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, and 17.