Defensoria Pública da União: análise das contribuições da prerrogativa de requisição para promoção e defesa dos direitos dos hipossuficientes em matéria previdenciária na cidade de São Luís do Maranhão

Abstract

The general objective of the research is to understand whether the prerogative of requesting the Federal Public Defender's Office is essential for promoting the rights of those with low income in social security matters, focusing on the city of São Luís do Maranhão. To this end, a review of the prerogatives of the Public Defender's Office was created, to understand the peculiarities of each of them. Next, the discussion of ADI 6852/DF, on the (un)constitutionality of the request prerogative, was analyzed. Finally, a case study was constructed on the use of the request prerogative in social security matters by the Federal Public Defender's Office, to discover whether this instrument contributes to the granting of social security benefits. In this way, applying the inductive method, through bibliographical and documentary research, using a qualitative approach, an attempt is made to demonstrate that the request prerogative is an essential instrument for the performance of the Public Defender's Office, especially in social security matters, in the quest to deliver to assisted in a dignified life.