Legibilidade da legislação previdenciária no contexto da lei de acesso à informação

The Law on Access to Public Information (LAI) regulates the right to information established by the 1988 Federal Constitution, demanding that the government agencies ensure the right of access to public information through objective and agile procedures, in a transparent and clear way with easy to understand language. It is assumed that the laws made by the\udLegislative branch can be considered "public information" and therefore should be made available to the public in a simple and accessible format.\udObjectives: To investigate initiatives which disseminate the social security legislation in accessible and easy to understand language for the citizen according to the arrangements of the Law on Access to Information.\udMethodology: The content of the booklets available in the website of the Social Security Ministry was analyzed, being compared to the Law 8.231/91 arrangements - which provide the social security benefit plans - and observing if these publications are edited according to the LAI.\udResults: In general, the writing and the illustrative features of the simplified texts – the booklets – bring easy understanding about the social security information for the citizen.\udConclusion: It is concluded that the studied publications follow the\udrecommendations of LAI, with texts characterized by objectivity, clarity and use of accessible language.\u