The national association of labor justice magistrates and the national association of labor prosecutors are legitimate to question the unconstitutionality in the federal supreme court of law which regulates the extraction industrialization use and commercialization of chrysotile-type asbestos . The decision this thursday by majority was taken in analysis of a preliminary question in the action proposed by the entities that began to be judged by the court on. With the understanding the court expanded the condition for associations to exercise diffuse control of the constitution. In other words class entities have the legitimacy to question laws in the stf.
Asbestos is a product used in civil construction Germany Phone Number because it is non-flammable has greater mechanical resistance than steel and is highly durable. Most of the chrysotile variety is used today in brazil in the fiber cement industry to manufacture tiles. The product however is considered carcinogenic by the international labor organization. Minister rosa weber reports on the process. She recognized the active legitimacy of anpt and anamatra to propose the action in court and understood that there was thematic relevance between the activity carried out by members of the entities labor attorneys and judges and what is being discussed in the processes.
The associations maintain that the rule violates the constitution because it violates the dignity of the human person and the social value of work. The industry on the other hand disagrees. According to the sector few products are as closely monitored as asbestos from its extraction until it reaches the final consumer. Producers also argue that all stages are strictly monitored to ensure worker health safety. They also state that brazil is a reference in the world for its strict laws on the safe use of asbestos . The rapporteur was accompanied by ministers edson fachin luiz fux ricardo lewandowski celso de mello gilmar mendes and the president minister cármen lúcia.