A Aposentadoria Rural no Direito Brasileiro: Uma Análise do Valor Probatório Para Sua Concessão

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the requirements for granting rural retirement benefits in Brazil, as well as to highlight the challenges faced by rural workers in accessing their social security rights. The study emphasizes the proof of rural activity as a fundamental criteria for obtaining the benefit, as required by social security law, while also revealing the difficulties encountered by rural workers in proving their agricultural labor due to the lack of formal documentation—an obstacle to their eligibility for retirement. Throughout this article, different figures of rural workers are explored in order to illustrate the specific requirements applied to each category and the types of retirement benefits for which the proof of rural activity may be used. Through bibliographic research, legal and jurisprudential analysis, the study supports the need for a more flexible evidentiary requirement, considering the informal nature of rural labor. The objective is to promote effective social protection and ensure the human dignity of these individuals who are often excluded from the social security protection.