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After a far-right government: challenges for Brazil's Unified Health System

2023; Elsevier BV; Volume: 401; Issue: 10380 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00352-5

1474-547X

Adriano Massuda, Rafael Dall’Alba, Arthur Chioro, José Gomes Temporão, Márcia C. Castro,

Healthcare Systems and Reforms

The implementation of the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde [SUS]) was a milestone for Brazil. Nearly four decades after the 8th National Health Conference declared that health is a universal right and a governmental responsibility, as enshrined in Brazil's 1988 Federal Constitution, the SUS is the best way to address Brazil's health needs, protect the country against health emergencies, and allocate resources to better serve the most deprived and marginalised populations. 1 Castro MC Massuda A Almeida G et al. Brazil's unified health system: the first 30 years and prospects for the future. Lancet. 2019; 394: 345-356 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (308) Google Scholar However, after major setbacks to health and equity under the far-right wing administration of former President Jair Bolsonaro, 2 Ventura D After testing times, Brazil is back. BMJ. 2023; 380: 48 Crossref PubMed Scopus (2) Google Scholar rebuilding the SUS must be a priority of the new Government of Brazil under the leadership of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.