O cárcere brasileiro como ambiente violador de direitos humanos

Abstract

The present monographic study aims to analyze the scope of human rights in the Brazilian prison system. To do so, it initially discusses the evolution of human rights in a global context and, consequently, on the scenario that interests us here, Brazil, going through its relevance and its impacts on legislation. The proposed problematization goes through the approach of the State's power-to-punish and the limits of state action, thus referring us to the debate that concerns the study of the rights of prisoners, when we propose the examination of some of the legal provisions in the Brazilian legal system. The present research analyzes, above all, the reality of the Brazilian prison system, seeking to highlight the major problems that beset the country's prisons, such as precarious infrastructure, overcrowding, poor health, parallel power, as well as the treatment that is prisoner - in terms of compliance with legal requirements -, making a counterpoint between reality and current legislation. In this perspective, he elaborates some critical considerations regarding the reality experienced in prisons, noting the total absence of the State in these places and the violation of prisoners' human rights.