A efetivação judicial do direito fundamental à saúde e o orçamento público

Abstract

The present work aims to study the main issues related to the implementation by the judiciary of the social right to health. In the first part of the work, it will be analyzed the fundamental social rights and the existential minimum, which includes the right to health, addressing the importance given by the Federal Constitution to such law and its regulations infra, with emphasis on the Organization of the State and the sources of funds. After demonstrating the importance of the right to health as a fundamental social right, in the second part of the work it will be studied the scarcity of resources for the care of all the needs of the population, addressing the concept of reservation is possible and the relevance of budget laws to achieve social priorities. Finally, the legitimacy and necessity of interference of the judiciary in the realization of the right to health will be demonstrated, emphasizing doctrinal positions and judicial decisions that seek to achieve a balance between the availability of such a fundamental right, the recognition of the limitation of resources and the enhancement of the public budget.