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The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and its Optional Protocol are the international instruments for the Universal Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulate the protection of economic, social, and cultural rights. The Covenant was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2200 A (XXI) on December 16th, 1966 and became effective in 1976.

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The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racism is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations, explicitly directed towards the elimination of any kind of racial discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly with resolution 2106 (XX) on December 21st, 1965 and became effective in 1969.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of human rights for persons with disabilities, explicitly mentioning a social development perspective. In this Convention a broad classification of persons with disabilities are considered, and it reaffirms that all people with all kinds of disabilities should be able to enjoy all their fundamental human rights and liberties. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13th, 2006.

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The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women is the international instrument of the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of women. It defines acts that constitute discrimination against women and describes the nature of State obligations through laws, public policy, and programs that the State should develop to eliminate discrimination. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1979.

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that recognizes the articulated rights of the child on the basis of four fundamental principles: no discrimination, best interests of the child, the right to life, livelihood and development, and the respect of the child’s opinion. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20th, 1989.

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The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that regulates the protection of rights of migrant persons and their families, regardless of their migration status. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18th, 1990.

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The Constituent Agreement of the Development Fund for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean is the international instrument used by the Universal System for the Protection of Human Rights of the United Nations that advises governments in assuming responsibility for developing, with the participation of indigenous populations, a coordinated and systematic action plan with the aim of protecting the rights of these populations and guaranteeing the respect of their integrity. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on June 27th, 1989.

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The latest constitutional text revised for this country does not present any explicit on indirect mentions for this sectoral topic in particular.

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Art. 6. Son derechos sociales la educación, la salud, el trabajo, el descanso, la seguridad, la previsión social, la proyección de la maternidad.

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Art. 196. La salud es un derecho de todos y un deber del Estado, garantizado mediante políticas sociales y económicas que tiendan a la reducción del riesgo de enfermedad y de otros riesgos y al acceso universal e igualitario a las acciones y servicios para su promoción, protección y recuperación.

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Art. 205. La educación, derecho de todos y deber del Estado y de la familia, será promovida e incentivada con la colaboración de la sociedad, tendiendo al pleno desarrollo de la persona, a su preparación para el ejercicio de la ciudadanía y a su calificación para el trabajo.

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Art. 180. La Unión, los Estados, el Distrito Federal y los Municipios promoverán e incentivarán el turismo como factor de desarrollo social y económico.

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a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;

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a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;

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20. la protección del mercado de trabajo de la mujer mediante incentivos específicos, en los términos de la ley;

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a proteção à família, à maternidade, à infância, à adolescência e à velhice;

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É competência comum da União, dos Estados, do Distrito Federal e dos Municípios, cuidar da saúde e assistência pública, da proteção e garantia das pessoas portadoras de deficiência

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Capítulo VIII : Dos Índios Art. 231. São reconhecidos aos índios sua organização social, costumes, línguas, crenças e tradições, e os direitos originários sobre as terras que tradicionalmente ocupam, competindo à União demarcá-las, proteger e fazer respeitar todos os seus bens.

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Art. 5. Todos son iguales ante la ley, sin distinción de cualquier naturaliza, garantizándose a los brasileños y a los extranjeros residentes en el País la inviolabilidad del derecho a la vida, a la libertad, a la igualdad, a la seguridad y a la prioridad, en los siguientes términos:

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