AUXÍLIO-ACIDENTE NO BRASIL: UM ESTUDO SOBRE SUA EVOLUÇÃO LEGISLATIVA E A EFETIVIDADE NA PROTEÇÃO SOCIAL

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the auxílio-acidente (accident allowance) as a social protection instrument within the Brazilian social security system. Provided for in Law No. 8,213/1991, the benefit aims to compensate insured individuals who, after suffering an accident of any nature, experience a permanent reduction in their work capacity. As an indemnity benefit, the auxílio-acidente holds a significant role in the social security network outlined by the 1988 Federal Constitution, by seeking to ensure minimum subsistence conditions for partially incapacitated workers. This study addresses the legislative evolution, legal criteria for granting the benefit, main doctrinal and jurisprudential controversies, as well as the impacts brought by the Social Security Reform (Constitutional Amendment No. 103/2019). The role of the Judiciary in ensuring the enforcement of this social right is also highlighted. The research, which adopts a theoretical and practical approach, aims to contribute to the critical reflection on the effectiveness of the auxílio-acidente in promoting human dignity and realizing fundamental social rights in contemporary Brazil. Keywords: Accident allowance. Social Security. Labor Law. Pension Reform. Social Rights.