Based on the principles of universality and equality and the guideline of integrality, the Brazilian Public Healthcare System, called Unified Health System (SUS), was constituted as a regionalized and hierarchical services network. There is the recognizing of interdependence between...

The federal constitution enacted on 5 October 1988 was a landmark for Brazilian citizens in that it reorganised the bases of the country?s protection system. The new charter recognised social security as a guiding principle of social protection, as expressed in social insurance, social...

Brazil?s trajectory in the field of income transfers is quite well known internationally. Especially after the implementation of Bolsa Família, Brazil?s experiences in the field have been the object of constant references, studies and analyses. Such experiences were even used as a foundation...

A trajetória do Brasil no campo das transferências de renda é bastante conhecida internacionalmente. Sobretudo após a implementação do Bolsa Família, as experiências brasileiras nesta área têm sido objeto de constantes referências, estudos e análises. Tais experiências foram...

Nos anos 1990, por conta dos eventos ocorridos na economia brasileira, a associação de trabalhadores a sindicatos enfrentou uma crise expressiva. As bases sindicais contraíram-se e, ao mesmo tempo, tornaram-se mais rarefeitas. Contudo, nos 2000, apesar de a economia ter colaborado bastante,...