The Public Defender ́s Office and the defense of the right to adequate housing:

an analysis of the institutional approach in Brazil

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Keywords:

Public Defender´s Office, Right to adequate housing, Urban land conflicts

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1590/2179-8966/2025/83922

The article analyzes how the Public Defender´s Office have been organizing themselves and prioritazing the defense of the right to housing as an institutional public policy, as well as the institution´s contribution to the topic. As a methodological approach, an exploratory research was carried out with documentary analysis to examine quanti-quali data. At the end, a systematic bibliographic review was performed. It was concluded that the Public Defender´s Offices in general have been acting strategically in defending the right to housing, through the gradual installation of specialized centers over the years and that, with the exception of a few States of the federation, it has not been built parameters of action, which has been consolidated and needs strenghthening in regard to integrated work with an interdisciplinar team aimed at defending the vulnerable population in urban land conflicts and guarantee the right to housing.

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Author Biographies

Silvia Noronha, Universidade Federal do Pará

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito e Desenvolvimento na Amazônia da Universidade Federal do Pará. Especialista em Direitos Fundamentais pela Universidade Federal do Pará. Defensora Pública do Estado do Pará, Titular da 2ª Defensoria Pública de Defesa da Moradia.

Luly Fischer, Universidade Federal do Pará

Doutora em Direito pela UFPA e Universidade de Paris XIII em regime de cotutela. Mestre pela UFPA. Professora Adjunta do Instituto de Ciências Jurídicas da UFPA (Graduação e Pós-Graduação). Pesquisadora associada do Laboratoire Caribeen des Sciences Sociais (CNRS-França)

Published

2025-09-04

How to Cite

Noronha, S., & Fischer, L. (2025). The Public Defender ́s Office and the defense of the right to adequate housing:: an analysis of the institutional approach in Brazil. Direito E Práxis, 16(4), 1–28. Retrieved from https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/revistaceaju/article/view/83922