The Hiatus of Law within Law: Exclusion from Continued Benefit Payments

Authors

  • Anete Brito Leal Ivo Ucsal - Salvador - BA
  • Alessandra Buarque de A. Silva Ucsal - Salvador - BA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-49802011000100005

Abstract

This article examines the process of “structural selectivity” from the conception of a basic constitutional right to the provision of social assistance related to Continued Benefit Payments (BPC), and the effectiveness of the management of this need and the determination of the eligibility for the benefits. To do so, it analyzes the evolution of the legislation that defines eligibility criteria and “denials” of the benefit for those requesting social assistance, a process marked by advances and setbacks in the application of the law. It also considers the effects of this evolution on social spending and trends in the contemporary debate in the realm of the policy field. In this movement, it highlights the decisive role of the courts in guaranteeing citizenship rights. Continued Payment Benefits. Social rights. Social assistance in the courts.

Author Biographies

Anete Brito Leal Ivo, Ucsal - Salvador - BA

Doutora em Sociologia pela UFPE, com Mestrado e Bacharelado em Ciências Sociais pela UFBA. Realizou estudos doutorais na Université de Paris III (1980-1986) e estágios sêniores apoiados pelo CNPq/CNRS e CAPES/COFECUB em instituições francesas. É Professora Permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais da UFBA e professora colaboradora do mestrado em Políticas Sociais e Cidadania da Universidade Católica do Salvador; pesquisadora associada ao CRH/UFBA e ao CREDAL/CNRS (Fr.).

Alessandra Buarque de A. Silva, Ucsal - Salvador - BA

Mestranda em Políticas Sociais e Cidadania pela Ucsal.

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Published

2011-05-19

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2011): Políticas sociais e questões contemporâneas

Section

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