The 1988 Brazilian Constitution, also called the “Citizen Constitution”, established universal access to health when, in its article 196, it stated that this is the right of all citizens and the Government’s responsibility. Just over a decade later, the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS, Sistema único de Saúde) was created, which, in order to respect the principles of universality, integrality and equality established in the Magna Carta, laid down guidelines for decentralization, comprehensive care and popular participation.
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