The study examined the discussions, in the period from 2000 to 2010, in the National Health Council (CNS) and the Inter-Sectoral Commission for Health Surveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology (CIVSF) about issues related to health surveillance and the articulation with the Consultant Council of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). The documentary research, of qualitative nature, that analyzed 163 records of meetings of the CNS and CIVSF, and other documents related, sought to gather information about the political-institutional context and interfaces and connections between the three spaces. There was low insertion of the topic of health surveillance in the CNS agenda and insufficient performance of CIVSF to strengthen this debate. We conclude there is weak integration between the Advisory Council of Anvisa and social control agencies in the SUS. This is the result of difficulties in interagency communication and low insertion of health surveillance in SUS, historically constructed.
health surveillance; health policy; consumer participation
