A justiça como equidade em John Rawls e o programa bolsa família : a possibilidade da fundamentação dos direitos fundamentais individuais de liberdade e igualdade no Brasil de 2003 a 2015

Abstract

The presente work examines the Bolsa Família (Family Allowance), a brazilian redistributive public policy that provided the individual fundamental rights of freedom and equality inserted in the Federal Constitution of 1988. This study checks, too, if its implementation has promoted the emancipation, autonomy and citizenship of the beneficiaries of these policies. Therefore, taking John Rawls and his Theory of Justice as basis, this work aims to verify whether or not are its principles present in this context. This research focuses on checking if the implementation of the Bolsa Família Program and the presence of Rawls‟ principles – with special regards to equality and freedom – have contributed to ensure a better quality of life for brazilian families living in poverty and extreme poverty. The method used is the analytical-deductive, having as basis of reference the "theory of justice" by John Rawls. The work results show that a considerable improvement occurred in the living conditions of the beneficiaries, in contrast with their former life status. Also, it emphasizes the presence of Rawls‟ justice principles in the program Bolsa Família, especially on the matter of individual fundamental rights of freedom and equality. Finally, it is observed that there is autonomy and emancipation of the program beneficiaries, in comparison with their former status.