This petition aimed to raise awareness and claim the rights granted by the Federal Constitution of 1988 provided for in Art. 196, Section 2, which supports health as a right for all and a duty of the State, guaranteed through social and economic policies aimed at reducing the risk of disease and other diseases and at universal and equal access to actions and services for its promotion, protection and recovery.
The petition came after the government published Decree No. 10,530 of October 26, 2020 , which allowed studies of alternative partnerships with the private sector for primary health care, which was seen by society and professionals in the sector as an opening for the privatization of the Unified Health System – SUS.
The petition had more than 95,000 signatures and the decree was revoked after great pressure from society and parliamentarians . The hashtag used in the #DefendaoSUS campaign was among the most commented on several social networks in the country for a few days.
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