El proceso administrativo disciplinario y el derecho fundamental al debido proceso legal: un análisis de la (no) obligatoriedad de la defensa técnica a la luz del contradictorio y de la amplia defensa

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17601530

Palabras clave:

Procedimiento Administrativo Disciplinario, Estado Democrático de Derecho, Debido Proceso Legal, Contradictorio y Amplia Defensa, Representación Jurídica

Resumen

El presente estudio analiza el Procedimiento Administrativo Disciplinario (PAD) en el marco del Estado Democrático de Derecho brasileño, con énfasis en el derecho constitucional al contradictorio y a la amplia defensa. Se investiga en qué medida el debido proceso legal es efectivamente observado en el ámbito de la Administración Pública. La investigación parte de la hipótesis de que la ausencia de defensa técnica obligatoria, conforme a lo dispuesto en la Súmula Vinculante n.º 5 del Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil, compromete la plena efectividad de dichos derechos fundamentales en el PAD. Se discuten los derechos y garantías fundamentales como límites al poder del Estado y como fundamentos para la legitimidad de los actos administrativos, destacando la relevancia de una representación jurídica calificada. Se adopta el método hipotético-deductivo, con base en investigación documental, bibliográfica, doctrinal y análisis normativo. Los resultados obtenidos indican que el PAD, en tanto instrumento del poder sancionador del Estado, debe asegurar prácticas administrativas que respeten el contradictorio y la amplia defensa, reforzando así la legalidad y la imparcialidad en la actuación de la Administración Pública.

Biografía del autor/a

  • Deilton Ribeiro Brasil, Universidad de Itaúna (UIT)

    Professor in the Undergraduate Program and in the Graduate Program in Law - Master's and Doctorate in Protection of Fundamental Rights at the University of Itaúna (UIT) and at Saint Augustine Faculty of Law (Fasasete/Afya). Holds a Postdoctoral degree in Environmental Law from CENoR - Centre for Studies in Natural Resources Law, Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, and a Postdoctoral degree in Democracy and Human Rights from Ius Gentium Conimbrigae/Centre for Human Rights (IGC-CDH), Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Also holds a Postdoctoral degree in Constitutional Law from the Università degli Studi di Messina (UNIME), Italy. PhD in Law from Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, and Master’s degree in Law from Milton Campos Faculty of Law, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

  • Flávio Lúcio Santos, University of Itaúna (UIT)

    Master’s student in the Protection of Fundamental Rights at the University of Itaúna. Holds a postgraduate degree in People and Human Resources Management from FACED. Law graduate from the Centro Universitário do Triângulo. Public servant.

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12.12.2025

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El proceso administrativo disciplinario y el derecho fundamental al debido proceso legal: un análisis de la (no) obligatoriedad de la defensa técnica a la luz del contradictorio y de la amplia defensa. (2025). Sapientia Iuris, 4, 38-54. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17601530