Table 1 Disability in Brazil: legislation benchmarks
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A | Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil October 30th 1988 |
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B | Law 7853 October 24th 1989 | Disposes on National Policy for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities
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C | Decree 3298 December 20th 1999 | Regulates Law 7853 of 24/10/1989, provides for the National Policy for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities, consolidates the rules for protection, and other matters
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D | Decree 5296 December 2nd 2004 | Regulates Law 10048 of 8/11/2000, which gives priority to support people specified, and Law 10098 of 19/12/2000, laying down general standards and criteria for the promotion of accessibility
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E | Decree 0-003 September 26th 2007 | Establishes an Interministerial WorkGroup in order to evaluate the model of classification and valuation of disability used in Brazil and set the elaboration and adoption of a single model for the whole country
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F | Decree 186 July 9th 2008 | Approves the text of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, signed in New York on March 30, 2007
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G | Decree 6214 September 26th 2007 | Regulates the Benefit of Continuous Providing (BPC) of social assistance due to the person with disabilities and the elderly according to the Law 8742 of 7/12/1993 and Law 10741 of 1/10/2003, adding a paragraph to art. 162 of Decree 1048 of 6/5/1999, and other matters OuvirLer foneticamente
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