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LELIS, Davi Augusto Santana de; COELHO, France Maria Gontijo  e  DIAS, Marcelo Miná. The need for interventions: rural extension as a service or as a right?. Interações (Campo Grande) [online]. 2012, vol.13, n.1, pp. 69-80. ISSN 1518-7012.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1518-70122012000100007.

In Brazil, the Rural Extension, has acquired the meaning of actions for promotion of change in rural areas. The development desired by the public policies that guide the Rural Extension practices has been suffering changes in their foundation. From the analysis of epistemological, historical and political-legal dimensions, it is proposed in this paper, an Rural Extension as a vehicle to fundamental rights.

Palavras-chave : Rural Extension; Service; Fundamental Right.