Abstract
The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 and Law 8142/90 assure social participation in the administration of the Unified Health System, which was influenced by popular movements that sought to establish collective and individual health rights in a democratic and systematic way. The determination of the core competences of Health Councils described in the Decree 333/2003 is anchored in the democratic principles, meeting the needs of the population and standardizing the actions of health councils by establishing their attributions and regulations.
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