Governance & Transparency
How the Academy is constituted, governed, and held accountable.
Governance and Transparency
Legal Status
The Brazilian Academy of History and Literature (ABHL) is a private-law association, not-for-profit and of indefinite duration, founded on September 7, 2021.
- Entity: Brazilian Academy of History and Literature — ABHL
- Founded: September 7, 2021
- CNPJ (Brazilian National Registry of Legal Entities): 44.342.499/0001-90
- Headquarters and jurisdiction: Quixadá, State of Ceará
- Bylaws in force: Consolidated Bylaws, approved by the General Assembly of February 2, 2026, and registered with the Civil Registry Office for Legal Entities (Cartório de Registro Civil das Pessoas Jurídicas)
Check the source. Verification is worth more than assertion: CNPJ 44.342.499/0001-90 can be looked up in the Registration and Status Certificate of the Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal).
How the Academy Is Governed
The Association consists of three bodies: the General Assembly, the Board of Directors, and the Councils (Art. 14). The Executive Board is formed by the President and the Vice President, the office of Vice President being held concurrently with that of Treasurer (Art. 21), with a four-year term and reelection permitted.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Anapuena Havena Castro Silveira da Silva Chaves | President |
| João Lincoln Monteiro Chaves | Vice President and Treasurer |
Political rights — to vote, to be elected, and to deliberate in the General Assembly — are reserved exclusively to the Founding Members (Art. 5). Memberships, academic sections, and honors are institutional, honorary, and cultural in nature: they recognize merit, trajectory, and legacy, and do not confer governance rights (Art. 2, sole paragraph).
The Academy is an institution of an academic and cultural character, without any regulatory, supervisory, or professional representation functions.
No One Is Paid for Holding Office
The activities of the Directors and of the associates are entirely unpaid, and the receipt of any profit or bonus by reason of office is prohibited (Art. 30). The Association does not distribute profits, surpluses, dividends, bonuses, shares, or any portion of its assets, in any form or under any pretext (Art. 31).
Resources and Accountability
The Academy is sustained by contributions from associates, donations, registrations and participation fees for processes, courses, competitions, and publications, and by ancillary cultural and editorial activities. All income, resources, and any operating surplus are applied in full to the maintenance and development of the institutional objectives (Arts. 34 and 35).
Revenues and expenses are recorded as required by law (Art. 29), the annual accounts are examined and approved by the General Assembly (Art. 16, VI), and the fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year (Art. 43).
If the Academy Ceases to Exist
Upon dissolution of the Association, the remainder of its net assets will be allocated to a not-for-profit institution of a similar kind, with identical or similar purposes, by resolution of the General Assembly (Art. 40). No assets may revert to associates or officers.
Non-Discrimination
In carrying out its activities, the Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, origin, social condition, or philosophical or political conviction (Art. 3).
Governance Contact
Questions, requests for clarification, and communications about institutional governance may be sent through the institutional contact channel or to contato@academiaabhl.org. The consolidated Bylaws are published in full.