Housing policy in Belo Horizonte?s informal settlements in the 1980?s and 1990?s and the ?specific global plan?.

O presente artigo prop?e-se resgatar a evolu??o da pol?tica e dos instrumentos de interven??o em vilas e favelas ao longo das d?cadas de 1980 e 1990 em Belo Horizonte e, em seguida, avaliar o Plano Global Espec?fico como instrumento urban?stico de planejamento de vilas ** e favelas, que ? o resultado final, at? o presente momento, do processo de evolu??o das pol?ticas habitacionais municipais para assentamentos informais.This paper aims at studying the housing policies of local authorities in Belo Horizonte. It consists of two parts, beginning with the evolution of housing policies in vilas and favelas informal settlements, from the first efforts in the 80?s to structural interventions in 90s decade, and then goes on to study contributions from both local authorities and international cooperation. In the second part, it makes an analysis and a critical evaluation of a planning instrument known as the most advanced proposal for operation in informal settlements, called Plano Global Especifico ? PGE(Specific Global Plan)