The Direct Money at School Program as an Educational Decentralization Policy adopted by the Brazilian Federal Government

The article aims to analyze the Direct Money at School Program as an educational policy and its relationship with decentralization. Presenting some concepts of decentralization and the resignification suffered over the years due to the interference of neoliberalism and capitalism, based on market criteria. From literature review of articles published between the period (2006-2022), documentary sources, and educational legislation. An exploratory and descriptive methodology was used, with a qualitative approach and bibliographic-documentary strategy, with content analysis as a data analysis method. The results indicated practices of decentralization and autonomy implemented in schools, however, the State, through the adopted reforms, often transfers its responsibilities to other spheres, at the same time as it aims to centralize the guidelines through evaluation and control mechanisms.