brief notes on the dogmatic of the existential minimum in brazilian law

This paper is intended to approach the dogmatic about the minimum existential in the Brazilian context. Thus, it deals with the origin of the right to the minimum existential, the grounds for this right to find a place in Brazilian law, as well as some of the most relevant doctrinal conceptions on the topic in Brazil. After the initial theoretical debate, the study judicially reviews the decisions of Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of Brazil. To finally conclude about the importance of deepening the debate on the minimum existential in Brazil, so that it effectively bind the State to provide basic rights, especially social rights.