Brief overview of the judicialization of health in Brazil and the reflexes of repetitive appeals judgments by Higher Courts

Abstract

Objectives: in view of the new parameters established in the recent judgments of repetitive appeals that are representative of controversies in health demands by the Brazilian Supreme Court, the study analyzed the decision-making profile of the lower courts based on this fact. Methods: the judgments handed down by the Pernambuco Judiciary were analyzed after the publication of the respective minutes of judgment in the electronic Justice Gazette, the initial landmark of the obligation to observe the established theses, according to the rule of §11, art. 1.035 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Results: the results showed shy changes in the way health demands were resolved, with attachment to old ways of deciding, without deepening the necessary multidisciplinary discussion that the issue requires. Discussion and conclusions: the results obtained may contribute to alert to the need to resolve the judicialization of health rationally and in line with the binding theses defined by the Superior Courts.