DEATH PENSION BENEFIT UNDER LAW OPTICAL No. 13.135 / 2015

Abstract

The present study aimed to verify if, with the advent of Law No. 13.135 / 2015, the essential nucleus of social security rights granted to the family, especially to the spouse and partner, is being preserved with respect to the death benefit with the proposed changes. 13.135 / 2015 and whether the economic arguments are valid to drive social security reforms in granting this benefit. To subsidize and contextualize the theme, the concept of dependents was presented and an analysis of the family as a center for protection of social security law was presented, besides exposing the requirements for granting the death pension before and after the amendments of Law No. 13.135 / 2015. The chosen method was the literature review, where vast bibliographic material could be dissected, comprising scientific texts from books, journals, theses and legislative research, resulting in a descriptive analytical study. It was concluded that the law in question was responsible for the restriction of social rights in the field of social security, but one should not completely reject the economic arguments that motivated it, but combine forces between studies in the field of economics and law. in order to look for new alternatives that promote improvements for the population.