Rights of the Elderly Person in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The Rights of the Elderly in Brazil Currently, according to the provisions of the Elderly Statute, established by Law No. 10,741 of 2003, article 1, people aged over sixty years are considered elderly. The perspective of
citizenship and rights makes it possible to approach this group
in an integral and real way; without prejudices, or culturally rooted and reproduced stereotypes about old age. It is necessary to understand that elderly people are citizens with rights and not just consider them in a situation of fragility and/or vulnerability, who need to receive assistance and care. In Brazil, the rights of this population to a better quality of life, as well as the importance of social protection for old age, have been guaranteed in the form of laws since the creation of the Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil in 1988, as will be seen in the following sections. Chapter IX of the CRFB/1988 provides for the rules
relating to the realization of the right to housing and housing for
the elderly. This is a fundamental right, included among the social
rights provided for in article 6 of the CRFB/1988. The right to housing is one of the social rights provided for in article 6 of the CRFB/1988 [1,2].