In several countries, the organization and structure of sport policies are made through programs developing in the whole country. This research analyzed the organization, structures and policies for elite sport in Brazil. The analysis has been based on the 14 Critical Success Factors (CSF) which refer to the four indicators of Pillar 2 from SPLISS model - (Sports Policies Leading to Sport Success), as proposed by De Bosscher et al. (2009). It has been verified that the country performs isolated actions focused on the development of elite sport that comes from COB and the Ministry of Sports; there is no prioritization of the application of the financial expenditure in sports which have a real chance of medals; there are COB actions related to the offering of courses to Confederations and coaches; and the participation of athletes in national sports institutions are recent and restrict.
Sport organization; Sport policies; Elite sport
