The Complementary Character in the Avoengos Food Action and the Analysis of Civil Prison in Failure to Provide Food

Abstract

This article aims to discuss support for grandparents, which is provided by grandparents due to the need to support their grandchildren. We will analyze the possibilities in which the Brazilian legal system guarantees the right of grandparents to be responsible for supporting their grandchildren. We will unfold the research in relation to the requirements and complementarity required by Brazilian legislation to guarantee the effectiveness of this right, as well as on the application of civil imprisonment of grandparents in case of non-compliance with the obligation, studying the constitutionality of the coercive measure, and presenting more appropriate and less onerous means of collection, such as the expropriation procedure.