[The challenge of social integration in the MERCOSUR: a discussion on citizenship and the right to health].
This article discusses the guarantee of the right to health care and the exercise of citizenship in border areas between Brazil and the other MERCOSUR member countries, considering cross-border movement of persons and the demand on the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) by the population living along the borders. The goal is to debate the guarantee of the right to health, citizenship, free circulation of persons, and territoriality, since these issues correlate with the circulation of border-area populations in Brazilian municipalities. The article identifies the predominance of the economic dimension in the MERCOSUR. The analysis relates to national citizenship and territory when extending the right to health care to the cross-border population. The article also considers alternatives to the extension of such rights and the definition of public health care policies along the MERCOSUR border in order to meet the demand for services provided by the SUS.
Post-Graduate Progran in Social Services, Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Ipiranga 6681, Porto Alegre, RS 90619-900, Brazil. keliregina@yahoo.com
Keli Regina
KR
Dal Prá
Jussara Maria Rosa
JM
Mendes
Regina Célia Tamaso
RC
Mioto
D002961:Civil Rights; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D013020:South America