The New Administrative Reform: what do we know and where are we going?

The reformist waves of the Brazilian public administration are not recent phenomena. On the contrary, many modernization e ff orts have been presented since the bureaucratic reform in the 1930's, with the proposal of PEG 32/2020. In this article we analyze the contours of PEC 32/2020, highlighting its emphasis on people management policies, and focus on the issue of stability, since the proposal seeks to review labor ties i n the public sector, without an in-depth diagnosis of the systemic implications of this change. Finally, we present the contributions of the articles gathered in this special issue, which, seen as a whole, seek to understand to qualify the debates on administrative reform. We wish this Special Issue may contribute to the empirical and theoretical debate around Reforms, beyond the current government's agenda.