Abstract:
The article examines the evolution of the legal treatment of children and adolescents in Brazil,
highlighting the significant changes introduced by the Federal Constitution of 1988. Before this
historical and legislative milestone, the rights of children and adolescents were treated in a fragmented
and insufficient manner by the legal system. Brazilian. With the promulgation of the 1988
Constitution, there was a fundamental restructuring, which recognized children and adolescents as
subjects of rights and introduced the doctrine of full protection. The main objective of the article is to
understand the impact of the 1988 Constitution on the legal regulations relating to this population.
Specifically, we seek to investigate how minor rights were regulated before 1988, analyze the basic
rights and guarantees introduced by the Constitution and evaluate the impact of the Child andAdolescent Statute (ECA) on subsequent legislation. The justification for the research lies in the
importance of the legislative microsystem created by the 1988 Constitution and the ECA, which
together form an essential framework for protecting the rights of children and adolescents in Brazil.
This set of standards aims to ensure fundamental rights, such as life, health, education and leisure,
essential for the healthy development of individuals in training.
