Mobilidade urbana para quem? Considerações sobre a política de mobilidade urbana e transporte para pessoas com restrição de mobilidade e doenças crônicas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This paper presents some considerations about the politics of urban mobility and transport in the city of Rio de Janeiro, as the wide and democratic access to urban space and health services people with restricted mobility due to chronic disease. From the analysis of the current legislation, focusing on the provision of transport services and gratuities, you want to check if there are guarantees the exercise of the right to the city and health for this population. Methodological procedure was conducted survey of legislation and documents of the Ministry of Cities, the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and INCA, analyzed in light of the recent literature on the topic. The results show that the legislation Rio: 1. are ignored differences between levels of constraint, dependence and need for users of public transport, 2. differences are established between chronic diseases to define the beneficiaries 3. others are defined criteria for granting gratuities 4. are nonexistent social control mechanisms. While incorporating the concepts of mobility and accessibility of the Ministry of Cities, found that the legislation Rio presents limits to the exercise of the right of persons with restricted mobility due to chronic illness, and in particular, women with breast cancer. It is necessary to advance the discussion, formulation, implementation of public policies that address the needs of these individuals. For this reason, there is a pressing joint civil society for effective participation in the definition of metropolitan and municipal policy in this sector.