Dignidad Entre Rejas: Una mirada crítica al sistema carcelario en Brasil

This article presents a critical analysis of the current situation of persons deprived of liberty in Brazil, exploring the reasons why prison conditions fail to protect the dignity of these individuals and do not meet international human rights standards. We argue that the deplorable situation in Br...

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Autores: Burbano Herrera, Clara, Moreira Gouveia, Kristal
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:PUCP-Institucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/205442
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/33104/28478
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14657/205442
https://doi.org/10.18800/iusetveritas.202501.003
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Human Rights
Prisons
People deprived of liberty
Brazil
Human dignity
Derechos Humanos
Prisiones
Personas privadas de la libertad
Brasil
Dignidad humana
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.05.00
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Sumario:This article presents a critical analysis of the current situation of persons deprived of liberty in Brazil, exploring the reasons why prison conditions fail to protect the dignity of these individuals and do not meet international human rights standards. We argue that the deplorable situation in Brazilian prisons is the result of a series of deficiencies on the part of the State, both in terms of negligence in implementing criminal procedural legislation and in criminal policy decisions grounded in social marginalisation and necropolitics. We argue that the inhuman conditions in prisons are the outcome of a deliberate political decision. Our theoretical analysis is based on the work of Achille Mbembe, who asserts that necropolitics is the power exercised by the State, through its institutionalised structures, to determine which bodies are deemed disposable in society, relegating vulnerable groups to death through neglect or active persecution, disguised as institutional actions.