Author(s)

Walber Palheta de Mattos^1,2, Tamara Almeida Flores², André Luís Assunção de Farias³, Norbert Fenzl³, Maria do Socorro Almeida Flores³, Christian Nunes da Silva³

¹Superior School of the Amazon (UNIESAMAZ) and the University of the Amazon (UNAMA), Belém, Brazil.
²Natural Resource Management and Local Development in the Amazon (PPGEDAM/NUMA/UFPA), Belém, Brazil.
³Center for Environmental Studies (NUMA/UFPA), Belém, Brazil.

The article discusses the consequence of forming Metropolitan Regions due to population growth and the increased demand for services to implement minimum social rights. These regions do not adhere to traditional border limits, leading to a collision of fundamental rights and challenges of autonomy and responsibilities among municipalities. It argues that Metropolitan Regions should serve as spaces for the defense of social rights and human dignity. It proposes an interfederative governance system based on cooperative federalism to resolve the complex issues faced by municipalities in these regions. The responsibility for social rights, such as health, education, safety, and transportation, lies with each municipality, but the interdependence and integration in Metropolitan Regions demand a democratic and transparent governance structure. It concludes that democratic metropolitan governance, respecting the unique needs of each member, is necessary to ensure the fulfillment of social rights in Metropolitan Regions.

Public Governance, Brazilian Federal Pact, Fundamental Rights in Cities

de Mattos, W. , Flores, T. , de Farias, A. , Fenzl, N. , do Socorro Almeida Flores, M. and da Silva, C. (2023) Guarantee of the Social Existential Minimum in the Context of Metropolitan Regions: A Study on the Interdependence Relations in Public Functions of Common Interest for the Realization of Fundamental Rights in the Dimension of Social Rights. Beijing Law Review, 14, 2198-2215. doi: 10.4236/blr.2023.144121.