The judgment on the phosphoethanolamine case and the jurisprudence of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court

Authors

  • José Carlos Zebulum Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v17i3p212-223

Keywords:

Judicialization, Jurisprudence, Phosphoetanolamine, Right to Health.

Abstract

Widespread use of the synthetic substance phosphoethanolamine, known as the cancer pill, was recently reported among patients with malignant neoplasm. However, the substance was not registered in the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency and the clinical studies necessary to guarantee its effectiveness and safety had not even been completed. Nevertheless, the federal government enacted Law 13.269/2016, authorizing provision by the Brazilian National Public Health System under certain conditions, and various injunctions were granted that forced the state to provide it. The question was considered by the Supreme Court in two important judgments in which the Court suspended all injunctions granted and suspended the effectiveness of the law based on evidence of unconstitutionality. In this article, we analyze the legal grounds of the decisions in the context of previous positions of the Court and the guidelines established in judgment of STA 175-AgR/CE. 

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Author Biography

  • José Carlos Zebulum, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ.
    Doutorando em Saúde Pública pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; mestre em Direito pela Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; graduado em Engenharia Naval pela Universidade de São Paulo. Professor da Fundação Educacional Serra dos Órgãos e Magistrado. Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brasil.

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Published

03/09/2017

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Jurisprudence in Perspectives/ Case Studies

License

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How to Cite

Zebulum, J. C. (2017). The judgment on the phosphoethanolamine case and the jurisprudence of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court. Journal of Health Law, 17(3), 212-223. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v17i3p212-223