Grant of social security benefits for rural workers: study on the challenges of proving activity through material proof

Abstract

The theme of this article is to investigate the challenges of proving the amount of time worked by rural workers in processes seeking to grant retirement benefits, through material evidence. To this end, we sought to methodologically structure the research path through the deductive method, that is, to develop the research based on the analysis of the legal framework published on the topic, especially based on a specific bibliographical review and jurisprudential and doctrinal research on the subject. theme. For this, as a specific objective, the concept of rural worker is studied; present the challenges of using material evidence to prove length of service; seek the position of jurisprudence on the material evidence for granting social security benefits to rural workers. Furthermore, the general objective of the research is to investigate the difficulties in proving the length of service of rural workers for the purpose of obtaining social security retirement benefits. Finally, it is concluded that there is a difficulty in proving the status of special insured, especially for retirement due to age, as they are simple people with little education to formalize and seek documents from public institutions, making this formalization documentation constitutes an obstacle to effective judicial provision and access to social security benefits.