INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST
constitutional limits on the compulsory nature of vaccination against COVID‐19.
Keywords:
Compulsory vaccination, Fundamental rights, Private autonomy;, Fundamental right to freedom, Fundamental right to healthAbstract
The Federal Supreme Court (STF), in Direct Actions of Unconstitutionality 6586
and 6587, ruled that compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 was constitutional, as
provided for in Article 3, Item III, subitem “d” of Law 13.979/2020. As a result, there were
numerous manifestations of dissatisfaction on the part of the population, alleging that the
aforementioned decision corresponded to an act of public power that offends the private
autonomy of each individual. In this sense, the impacts generated by the judgment in
question, in society, are important, especially with regard to fundamental rights, such as the
right to freedom, private autonomy, the right to health, and the dignity of the human person.
Therefore, this work aims to investigate the constitutional limits of compulsory vaccination
against COVID-19, through the deductive method, the qualitative approach, based on
doctrines, judgments, and applicable legislation.
