As formas de Proteção Social no Sistema Penitenciário Brasileiro para a População LGBTQIA+: desafios e possibilidades na direção dos Direitos Humanos

Abstract

Recurring violence against the LGBTQIA+ population in the environment of Brazilian male penitentiaries is a worrying problem and one that is frighteningly aggravated in several areas in light of the reality of these prisons, ranging from overcrowding due to the poor structure of these places to the common sense that has leveraged prejudices and making this environment increasingly vulnerable for the LGBTQIA+ population. The approach of the theme occurred due to the existing gap in the literature on the subject, together with the interest in having a more intense study focused on the configuration of oppression and prejudice suffered by individuals in this population in prisons. The objective of this work to study the challenges and possibilities of materializing the social protection policies placed on the LGBTQI+ Community in the Brazilian male penitentiary system in the 2000s, apprehending the limits and possibilities in the direction of human rights. The study is qualitative and exploratory, based on the understanding of the reality of the LGBTQIA+ population, being presented in two sections. The first section addresses international as well as Brazilian historical factors. The second section provides a brief history of the development of punishment and prisons in the general contexto and in Brazil, from the Ancient Age to the present day. It is extremely important to make the discussions about the difficulties of the LGBTQIA+ population in a heteronormative environment, being the reality of Brazilian male penitentiaries, to intensify more and more, so that a greater scope of exercise and guarantee is possible. rights that are already present, however, are not being put into effect.