Questão nº 30
Questão de Língua Inglesa · CEBRASPE Câmara dos Deputados 2025 - NS (nº 30)
Little attention has been devoted to legislation’s point of origin — the legislative drafting process. Such commentary as has been offered is essentially technical in nature. However, the relationship between drafter and text is the furthest thing from a technical, value-neutral enterprise.
For example: a question confronted by every drafter and one with obvious ethical and political implications is, “How much is to be left to the drafter’s discretion?” Obviously, the drafter who less frequently inquires about the client’s desires will have greater latitude to exercise discretion and accordingly can play more of an “advocacy” role in shaping the legislation, a situation which can lead to his or her sidesteping the duty of abiding by a client’s decisions concerning the objectives of representation.
But this is not to paint too malevolent a portrait of legislative drafting personnel. They are not a fifth column of subversives who pursue personal advocacy objectives in everything that they do. Indeed, many may even be unaware of their power. They are, though, continually called upon to exercise personal judgment in the performance of their duties. Such judgments are frequently policy judgments, and drafting decisions are often influenced consciously or subconsciously by the advocacy agenda of the individual drafter. The legislative drafter plays a more active role in the process than is generally accorded to the stereotypical scribe, laboring in nameless and faceless obscurity to produce a bill draft.
About the preceding text, judge the following items.
By using the expressions “‘advocacy’ role” (second sentence of the second paragraph) and “advocacy agenda” (forth sentence of the third paragraph), the author is referring specifically to people who have a degree in law and work in the legislative branch.
Resposta comentada
O texto usa “advocacy” para descrever a postura de quem defende uma agenda pessoal dentro do processo de redação legislativa — ou seja, o drafter que, consciente ou inconscientemente, deixa suas próprias convicções políticas influenciarem o texto. Não há qualquer menção a formação em Direito nem a vínculo com o Poder Legislativo como critério definidor dessas expressões.
- Correta: Errado. O item inventa uma restrição que o texto não faz: ele fala de “advocacy” como comportamento (defesa de agenda própria), não como categoria profissional definida por “pessoas que têm formação em Direito e trabalham no Legislativo”.
Como ficaria certo: O autor usa “advocacy role” e “advocacy agenda” para se referir ao comportamento do redator legislativo que, consciente ou inconscientemente, deixa suas próprias convicções políticas influenciarem o texto que produz.
Fonte: CEBRASPE Câmara dos Deputados 2025 - NS Conhecimentos Comuns. Reproduzida para fins de estudo.