The efficiency of public management in guaranteeing the rights to the benefit for temporary disability

Abstract

The Brazilian social security system, based on the constitutional principles of hu-man dignity and social security, aims to protect workers and their dependents against events that compromise their ability to support themselves. In this context, the temporary disability benefit is a tool to support insured individuals who, due to illness or accident, are temporarily unable to perform their work activities. However, the implementation of this right faces administrative obstacles, ranging from slow analysis of requests to denials that disregard the clinical reality of the insured indi-vidual, compromising social protection and access to social security. Thus, this pa-per aims to analyze the technical criteria that govern the granting of the temporary disability benefit, as well as the challenges faced by insured individuals, seeking to contribute to the legal and social understanding of the subject and to foster reflec-tions that can improve the management and guarantee of this fundamental right. The methodology used was the hypothetical deductive method, employing relevant investigations, doctrine, legal articles and current legislation as techniques.