Dever do Conselho Tutelar de zelar pelo cumprimento dos direitos da criança e do adolescente, conforme o artigo 131 do Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze article 131 of the Statute of the Child and Adolescent, according to which it is the responsibility of the Guardianship Council to ensure the fulfillment of the rights of children and adolescents provided for in the Statute of the Child and Adolescent. METHOD: Regarding the level, the research is exploratory, since the main objective is to provide affinity with the object of study. As for the approach, the present study has a qualitative character, it works with the universe of meanings, motives, values and attitudes, which corresponds to the deeper study of the relations. The data collection procedure was carried out through bibliographic research, in which it seeks to respond to the problem situation using already published sources on the subject, such as doctrines and scientific articles, and documenetal research, based on legislation. RESULTS: The rights of children and adolescents began to be valued and respected based on the social achievements of international movements that sought to protect and fulfill human rights. In Brazil, abandoned children were under the responsibility of municipalities until the mid-nineteenth century, when the Children's Code of Brazil. From the Federal Constitution/1988 and the Statute of the Child and Adolescent/1990, the rights of children and adolescents were guaranteed. Child is the person who is 12 years old incomplete and teenager is the one who is between 12 years and 18 years of age, complete. CONCLUSION: It can be verified that there are many responsibilities of the Tutelary Council, which requires continuous training, as well as a deep knowledge of the demands and needs of the specific community to which it is linked. The duty of the Board of Trustees to ensure the fulfillment of the fundamental rights of the child and the adolescent, established by article 131 of the Statute of the Child and Adolescent, is to protect the interests of the Child and Adolescent, whenever the Rights recognized in Law are threatened or violated by action or omission of society, the State, abuse of parents or responsible.