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Brazilian disability and rare disease legislative updates

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Legislative efforts in Brazil are advancing to expand rights and support for individuals with disabilities and rare diseases. In the Chamber of Deputies, a commission approved a bill to recognize individuals with craniofacial malformations and chronic kidney disease as persons with disabilities. This status would grant disabilities, granting access to social assistance, priority service, and reserved public service positions, based on a biopsychosocial evaluation of medical assistance and social barriers. For kidney disease patients, this status remains until full rehabilitation or a successful transplant. priority service. Recent developments include the Constitution and Justice Commission approving a bill to guarantee free legal aid for individuals with disabilities and those diagnosed with malignant neoplasia. Additionally, the The Commission for the Defense of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also approved a proposal to exempt assistive technology products—such as wheelchairs, prosthetics, and hearing aids—from products from the Industrialized Products Tax (IPI) and Import Tax. Regarding social assistance, Furthermore, the Social Security, Assistance, Childhood, Adolescence, Constitution and Family Justice and Citizenship Commission (CCJ) approved a bill measure prohibiting the term ‘elephantiasis’ in official documents, mandating the use of ‘filariasis’ or ‘advanced lymphedema’. The CCJ also approved Project of Law 3728/21, which amends the Maria da Penha Law to establish ensure that police, judicial, and forensic services provide inclusive assistance via Brazilian Sign Language, Braille, or other assistive technologies for women with disabilities experiencing domestic violence. Regarding social assistance, a committee approved the ‘Auxílio Mãe Atípica’ (Atypical Mother Aid), providing (AMA) bill, which would provide a monthly benefit of R$ 600 to caregivers of children and adolescents with severe disabilities. Furthering protections for social assistance, Deputy Rafael Prudente has introduced a bill to protect the Continuous Provision Benefit (BPC) for families of people with disabilities. The proposal aims to ensure that if a caregiver registers as a Microentrepreneur Individual (MEI) disabilities or engages Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), plus R$ 150 for each additional dependent in economic activity, the benefit is not automatically suspended. The bill includes a 24-month transition period where income up to two minimum wages per month would not same condition. To qualify, caregivers must be factored into in the per capita family income calculation. It also ‘Cadastro Único’ and demonstrate that the care required prevents a business registration (CNPJ) formal employment. This bill still requires approval from being used as sole evidence that a family is no longer in a vulnerable state. the Finance and Taxation Committee and the CCJ before moving to the Senate.

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  1. 2026-09-11 19:51 UTC Brazilian disability and rare disease legislative updates
  2. 2026-09-11 02:36 UTC Brazilian disability and rare disease legislative updates
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