A (in)eficácia da politica agrícola para a dignidade da pessoa humana

Abstract

This article analyzes the principle of human dignity as one of the foundations of the Democratic State of Law related to the right of proper food, inserted in Article 6 of the Brazilian Constitution as a social right. Food production occurs through agriculture, which must be stimulated and encouraged by the State, to order food supply, as well as provide the social, economic and environmental development of the country. This is because the State is not allowed to produce, since this function is attributed to the rural producer who, in the exercise of his activity "in the open", is exposed to innumerable adversities and risks and, for that reason, the Agricultural Policy must be effective. From this point of view, the constitutional provisions that comprehend human dignity, sovereignty, the right to life, food, social and economic development and, above all, the Agricultural Policy for the rural producer, are discussed. In this sense, it is examined whether or not there is effectiveness in the implementation, by the State, of Law 8.171, dated 17.01.1991, especially on rural credit instruments and rural insurance used punctually by the State.