Português
Abstract
The article examines the applicability of the legal principles of Public Administration to Third Sector entities, in light of the theory of principles (Canotilho, Dworkin, Alexy), differentiating them from rules by criteria such as abstraction, determinability, fundamentality, and prospective normativity, with binding efficacy in constitutional norms (art. 37, CF/1988). It analyzes administrative decentralization (Decree-Law No. 200/1967) and the delegation of competencies, extending them to partnerships with the Third Sector thru collaboration terms, incentives, and agreements (Law No. 13.019/2014), which impose principles such as legality, impersonality, morality, publicity, and efficiency in a moderate and supplementary manner. It highlights subsidiarity, social participation, autonomy, consensuality, and efficiency as guiding principles, limiting full incidence to preserve sectoral flexibility, without breaking hierarchy or public control over state resources. It concludes by emphasizing the need for the core application of principles to Indirect Administration and partnerships, balancing state efficiency and private initiative in the execution of public services.