Abstract
Social Security reforms in Chile: lessons for Brazil.
Highlights
Brazil took the opposite direction during re-democratization, and the country’s 1988 Federal Constitution adopted a comprehensive definition of social security, encompassing health, social security, and social assistance policies
In the current Brazilian context, the Chilean system based on individual capitalization has inspired the Bolsonaro government’s social security reform proposal, defended by Minister of the Economy Paulo Guedes 4 and submitted to the National Congress in February 2019
Chile built its social protection system starting in the early 20th century, based on the occupational social security model 5
Summary
Brazil took the opposite direction during re-democratization, and the country’s 1988 Federal Constitution adopted a comprehensive definition of social security, encompassing health, social security, and social assistance policies. Cad. Saúde Pública 2019; 35(5):e00045219 allowed the creation of a fund with tripartite financing between employees, employers, and government, which would later constitute the country’s Social Security Service.
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