Braz. political sci. rev.2022;16(1):e0002.
The Right to Health, Judicialization, and Equity in SUS
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3821202200010007
The three principles of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) – universality, integrality, and equity – underlie most analyses of the Brazilian public health system. How these three elements combine to guarantee the right to health is a question that allows different interpretations. One possibility is through the lens of judicialization, a theme treated very competently by Octávio Ferraz (2021), based on consistent data and a meticulous theoretical discussion.
The universal public system signified an enormous advance in guaranteeing the right to health in Brazil, giving previously excluded populations access to public health services in their distinct levels of complexity. With it, Brazil managed to create a universal system, accessible to all – something that is unquestionable. Data from 2019 demonstrate that 74% of the population depend on the public system for health care (the ‘SUS-dependent’ population), while 26% have some sort of private health plan ().
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