Abstract

ROSSO NELSON, Rocco Antônio Rangel; DE SOUSA ROSSO NELSON, Isabel Cristina Amaral  and  DE SOUZA COSTA, Eliton. On the Legal Protection of Persons with Disabilities in the Brazilian Legal System. Prolegómenos [online]. 2019, vol.22, n.44, pp.97-116. ISSN 0121-182X.  https://doi.org/10.18359/prole.4055.

In this historical period Brazil is going through, in which almost 25 % of the population has some disability -while in some states this figure rises to more than 27 %-, it has been questioned what legal protection this sector of the Brazilian population receives by right. This study considers the very recent Law No. 13.146/15, which modifies the persons with disabilities act and offers a new legal model for their treatment, innovating in some cases and consolidating other elements.

Using a qualitative analysis and a hypothetical-deductive approach of a descriptive and analytical nature, this research aims at reviewing the set of rights and guarantees of persons with disabilities, tracing the special legal microsystem conquered by the regulations drawn from the constitution and various branches of law.

Keywords : Human dignity; rights; persons with disabilities.

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