LEGÍTIMA DEFESA: ANÁLISE, REQUISITOS, LIMITES E APLICAÇÕES PRÁTICAS

The present work aims to study and analyze the requirements, practical applications and limits for the configuration of self-defense, which excludes illegality and can be used when the offended individual uses moderately the necessary means to repel the unjust aggression committed against himself or another, when the State is unable to protect the physical integrity of the citizen. This research seeks to understand how far this right extends and what its legal and social implications are, using as a source the study of the Brazilian Penal Code, case law, doctrines and scientific works. However, the analysis aims at an in-depth understanding of the institute of self-defense, contributing to the social and academic debate on the defense of this fundamental right.