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Project Approved in the Chamber Defines Responsibilities of Adult Children with Elderly Parents and Reinforces the Role of the State and Society in Caring for the Population Above 60 Years. Text Can Advance to the Senate Soon.
The Constitution and Justice and Citizenship Committee (CCJ) of the Chamber of Deputies approved, on Wednesday (4), the regulatory framework that defines the responsibility of adult children over 18 towards their elderly parents.
The proposal is part of the Bill 2445/24, authored by Deputy Duda Ramos (MDB-RR), and received a favorable opinion from the rapporteur Rafael Brito (MDB-AL).
The information was published by the Câmara Notícias portal.
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What the Regulatory Framework Establishes
According to the text, adult children now have the legal obligation to ensure food, safe housing, regular medical care, and access to medication.
They must also ensure conditions for community living, including education, culture, sports, and leisure. Additionally, they need to protect their parents from any form of violence, neglect, or exploitation.
According to the Câmara Notícias portal, the goal is to clarify the shared duty among family, state, and society to ensure the subsistence, health, and well-being of elderly individuals, respecting their dignity and guaranteeing the right to life.
When the State Should Intervene
If the children do not have the resources to fulfill these responsibilities, the proposal dictates that they seek the services of the Unified Social Assistance System (Suas) and the Unified Health System (SUS).
These systems, in turn, must provide specialized care, psychological support, social assistance, and encouragement for creating community networks.
According to the report from Câmara Notícias, the text provides that public services should conduct active searches for families in social vulnerability.
They should also offer psychosocial support both to the elderly and to children who cannot, on their own, guarantee the basic conditions for care.
Amendments by the Rapporteur
The rapporteur Rafael Brito made technical adjustments while maintaining the essence of the project.
One of the changes was the exclusion of an article that provided for sanctions, arguing that the provision did not clarify which administrative, civil, or criminal norms it referred to.
Thus, any potential punishments will follow existing instruments, such as the Statute of the Elderly and the Penal Code.
Next Steps in the Procedure
The proposal was processed in conclusive character. This means it will proceed for analysis by the Senate, unless there is a request for a vote in the Plenary of the Chamber itself.
The deadline for parliamentarians to request this appreciation is still open.
Existing Legal Base
The Constitution already provides, in Article 229, that children have the duty to support and assist their parents in old age or in case of illness.
Article 230 complements that family, society, and the state must protect the dignity of the elderly person.
Furthermore, the Statute of the Elderly, from 2003, already guarantees rights related to life, health, food, and family coexistence.
The approved regulatory framework does not therefore create a new obligation.
It systematizes and details family duties, reinforcing the co-responsibility of the public power when the children do not have the financial or structural conditions to provide adequate support.
Impact on Practical Life
As highlighted by the Câmara Notícias portal, the measure can facilitate the search for support by family members, by explicitly providing for the need to call on SUAS and SUS in cases of insufficient resources.
The expectation is that the integration between social and health services will reduce gaps and enhance protection for elderly individuals in vulnerable situations.
In a country undergoing accelerated aging, formalizing these rules can help families better understand their duties and the institutional pathways available to share responsibilities.
Do you believe that the legal clarity of this regulatory framework can indeed prevent situations of abandonment and neglect, or would it be more effective to invest directly in expanding the public care network?
É importante que haja este cuidado porque o abandono é muito triste. Abandono em todos os sentidos. Nem um telefonema. Se bobear é capaz de internar em casa de repouso e continuar nao visitando. É triste ter se dedicado a vida toda ao bem estar dos filhos e na velhice eles virarem as costas.
E quando o pai sempre foi ausente ?
A maior parte das pessoas de hoje, só fazem por interesse, nunca por AMOR, se tivessem AMOR não precisava mendigar cuidados,atenção, proteção., filhos, parentes, amigos, vizinhos, etc também são assim, e se não render, ou se atrapalhar sua vida…. é até pior para o idoso ou necessitado…
O que me chama atenção é que, a maioria dos asilos cobram um absurdo pra acolher o idoso e não os tratam como deveriam..assiti já muitas reportagem mostrando maus tratos..outra coisa q o governo deixa a desejar e não saber vistoriar essa clinicas..e esses idosos q moram sozinhos e não contam c a ajuda de ninguém!
Mas ainda , e a burocracia pra receber os medicamentos dos idosos com alzaime ou demência..acho. uma falta de respeito quanto a essa burocracia toda.por ex..eu e meu marido já fomos umas 3 vezes no cras, pra receber os medicamentos de meu pai que tem alzaime e demência a 11 anos ..parece até piada.porq uns dos documentos exijidos ..foram assinaturas do médico que ele faz o tratamento..ok!
Levamos tudo…mas N aceitou..porq exige que o médico escreva o nome dele ..o carimbo a assinatura não serviu pra nada.
Porq tanta burocracia numa coisa q está tão claro.isso me revolta.cuido de pai .alzaime é demência..Mae demência..irmão demente c laudo e 10% de visão.
Uma luta nesse médicos do sus.
Nesse cras.!detalhe cuido praticamente sozinha!