Abstract
Introduction: The autonomy of the individual’s will aiming at the exercise of individual freedom by refusing the use of a face mask as a means of protection can have serious collective consequences in relation to the prevention and spread of the contagious infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Objective: To analyze whether the individual’s freedom of self-determination against collective interest in cases of compulsory use of a face mask will prevail. Method: The study was developed through documentary and bibliographic collection, with descriptive bias. Results: The official data and guidelines of the World Health Organization in joint analysis with the existing Brazilian legislation and the constitutional commandments of fundamental rights, allowed us to reach the result of the proposed objective. Conclusions: The published normative acts are based on validity in a federal standard with the status of a law in a formal sense, with the provision for the adoption of prophylaxis measures, including the mandatory use of the mask, to combat the pandemic. The prevalence of the collective interest in favor of public health and the fundamental right to life and health of others is legitimate given the individual’s freedom of self-determination.
Highlights
The autonomy of the individual’s will aiming at the exercise of individual freedom by refusing the use of a face mask as a means of protection can have serious collective consequences in relation to the prevention and spread of the contagious infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
São muitos outros os municípios e estados, que por meio de decretos e atos infralegais, determinaram semelhante obrigação de utilização de máscaras, algumas em ambientes públicos, em transporte coletivo, outras em todos os ambientes de grande circulação de pessoas
A não submissão ou a recusa de utilização de máscara facial como meio de proteção contra o novo coronavírus revelam o atual quadro de tensão e conflito vivido pela população e podem estar contribuindo para o agravamento do quadro de emergência de saúde pública
Summary
The autonomy of the individual’s will aiming at the exercise of individual freedom by refusing the use of a face mask as a means of protection can have serious collective consequences in relation to the prevention and spread of the contagious infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. De forma geral, uma medida foi tomada com amplo alcance, que foi a obrigatoriedade do uso de máscara facial protetora, não apenas como Equipamento de Proteção Individual (EPI) voltada aos profissionais[3,4,5], mas, como forma de proteção a todos os indivíduos[6,7].
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