BRICS legal practices in regulating public authorities in healthcare: Insights from Brazil

The article examines the implementation of public authority in the healthcare sector of BRICS member countries, using the Federal Republic of Brazil as a case study. The author reviews a range of contemporary works by domestic and foreign legal scholars focused on the modern structure of the state and its involvement in governance systems - bodies, structures, and institutions operating at various levels. The strengths and weaknesses of the current implementation of public authority in Brazil’s healthcare sector have been identified. The article explores how certain aspects of Brazil’s public power organization can serve as an example for improving the system of public authority in the Russian Federation, taking into account the current macroeconomic context of international politics and the geopolitical situation.