ADOÇÃO TARDIA NO BRASIL: ALTERNATIVAS PROCEDIMENTAIS PARA FOMENTO À DESINSTITUCIONALIZAÇÃO DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES

Abstract

This monograph analyzes the legal and procedural barriers to the effectiveness of late adoption in Brazil, focusing on the deinstitutionalization of children and adolescents in foster care. A persistent mismatch between the profile of qualified adopters and children available for adoption perpetuates prolonged institutionalization. The study aims to examine the normative and structural causes of this reality and to propose procedural alternatives that promote family life based on the best interests of the child. The methodology combines a bibliographic review of doctrine, legislation, and case law with empirical analysis of data extracted from the National Adoption and Foster Care System (SNA). The research concludes with the need for normative and practical reforms that consider affectivity, the flexibility of the chronological order, and the improvement of active search mechanisms as essential tools to guarantee the right to family life for children historically rendered invisible by the system.