Gender, Violence and Agency: (De)Construction of Human Trafficking from the Perspective of the Brazilian Police

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  • Laura Lowenkron Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Keywords:

human trafficking, police, violence, victimization, agency

Abstract

The paper analyzes the management of human trafficking within the Brazilian Federal Police. To understand how the police defines the criminal type while denying the victimization discourse, the article suggests a strategic distinction be drawn between the notions of crime, violence, and violation of human rights. It proceeds to show how those who are recognized by the police as the real victims of human trafficking can be treated as irregular immigrants. Finally, it articulates ethnographic research with feminist theoretical discussions that have (critically) reimagined the connections between gender, violence, victimization, and agency

Author Biography

Laura Lowenkron, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil

Professora adjunta do Instituto de Medicina Social (IMS) da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Uerj, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) e pesquisadora do Centro Latino-Americano em Sexualidade e Direitos Humanos (Clam). Possui doutorado e mestrado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social (PPGAS) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brasil) e graduação em comunicação social pela mesma universidade.

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Published

2019-07-23

Issue

Especial 3 - 'Passagens de Fronteiras e Cidades Seguras’

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