O transporte como direito social: o processo político que culminou na aprovação da PEC 90/2011

Abstract

The urban issue has been object of study of Social Sciences for decades, being in a rich field of analysis before the multiplicity of actors, scenarios and conflicts motivated by iniquities. Considering cities as a place of opportunities, not everybody has access to the resources offered, especially the poorest populations. The impossibility of urban displacement reflects in the limitation of the city right of use, which limits the possibility of citizens development. In this context, social movements are fundamental to bring to the political agenda issues that are essential for reducing the inequalities so easily found in Brazilian metropolitan regions. Thus, Social Sciences also work to assimilate questions ranging from the understanding of their morphology to the effects generated by their actions. This study is based on the central concepts of Political Process Theory (TPP), the impacts made by the actions of an urban social movement, the Free Pass Movement (MPL), on the agenda of mobility and access to the city. As central axis is the procedure of the Proposed Amendment to Constitution (PEC) No. 90, 2011, authored by federal deputy Luiza Erundina. Thus, it is divided in three parts: i) the understanding of urban dynamics, its inequalities and the processes of exclusion; ii) observation of urban mobility policies and how segregation occurs by limiting access to transport; And iii) analysis of MPL's repertoire of actions in defense of access to transportation, the socioeconomic relationship and its impact on the PEC process.