Description
This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of hate crimes and acts of intolerance in Brazil, exploring their legal, social, and political dimensions within the broader context of human rights protection. It provides critical insights into the challenges of effectively implementing international and constitutional human rights standards in the face of systemic violence and discrimination.The volume brings together scholars, legal practitioners, public security professionals, and human rights activists to examine the persistence and normalization of hate-based violence against vulnerable communities-including Indigenous peoples, LGBTQIA+ individuals, Black populations, and religious minorities. Through empirical research, case studies, and theoretical reflections, the chapters trace how racism, misogyny, religious intolerance, and other forms of structural violence manifest in both state and societal practices.Special attention is given to the intersections between criminal justice, public policy, and human rights law. Topics covered include the typification and prosecution of hate crimes, the role of the police and judiciary in preventing and responding to intolerance, the impacts of religious and racial discrimination, and the protection of historically marginalized groups under international human rights law.This book not only diagnoses problems but also proposes viable pathways to improve institutional responses and promote a culture of rights and equality. It will be of particular interest to researchers, graduate students, policymakers, legal professionals, public security officers, and all those engaged in the struggle for human rights and social justice in Latin America and beyond.
Chapter 1 Homophobia: Crime And Punishment Beyond Public Security.- Chapter 2 Hate Crimes Under The Lens Of Contemporary Criminology.- Chapter 3 The Historical Policing Of The Black Population And Its Necessary Evolution.- Chapter 4 Democracy In Crisis, Hate Speech, And Fake News In The Era Of Digital Capitalism.- Chapter 5 Expressions Of Hate In The Daily Lives Of Sex Workers: Stigma, Violence, And The Quest For Recognition.- Chapter 6 Yanomamis: Announced Genocide, Repeated Genocide A Warning From The Past.- Chapter 7 Femicide: A Juris-Sociological Analysis In Light Of The State Duty To Protect Women.- Chapter 8 Human Rights Defenders: Advances And Setbacks In Brazil.- Chapter 9 Transphobia And Public Security: The Quest For Recognition Of The Humanity Of Transvestigender People.- Chapter 10 Structural Racism And Its Impacts On The Brazilian Criminal Justice System.- Chapter 11 - Transphobia And Reproductive Health Of Trans Men: Who Cares?.- Chapter 12 - Systemic Gender Approach In Police Education: The Investigation Of Hate Crimes And Intolerance And Human Rights Teaching Methods.- Chapter 13 - The Ellwanger Case: An Analysis In Perspective.- Chapter 14 - Legal Pluralism And Indigenous Criminal Law: An Analysis Based On The Regulations Established By Indigenous Law.- Chapter 15 - Contemporary Resonance In The Face Of The Rise Of Racism: Notes On The Ellwanger Case.- Chapter 16 - Hate Crimes From A Structural Perspective: Intolerance As A Historical, Political, And Legal Process.- Chapter 17 - Regional Xenophobia: Attacks On Northeastern Brazil During The Presidential Elections And Freedom Of Expression.- Chapter 18 - The Conduct Of The Hater Fan In Light Of The Brazilian Legal System.- Chapter 19 - The Constitution And Sustainability Of Bullying In Childhood: The Formation Process And Its Neurophysiological, Behavioral, And Emotional Interfaces.- Chapter 20 - Intolerance And Discrimination: What Can We Say About Bullying In The School Context?.- Chapter 21 - The Holocaust And The Past That Does Not Pass: Antisemitism.- Chapter 22 - Religious Hate Speech In The Web Ecosystem: An Ethnopsychological Study In Light Of Unesco's Mil Cities Paradigm.- Chapter 23 - The Review Of Law No. 12,711/2012 (Quota Law) In Brazil: Public Policies Against Hate.- Epilogue.
Araceli Martins Beliato is a doctoral candidate in Criminal Procedure Law at the Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo (FD-USP). She holds a master s degree in Political and Economic Law and a bachelor s degree in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. She also holds postgraduate degrees in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (FMU), and is a specialist in Human Rights from CERS/CEI. She completed training in Feminism and Social Justice at the University of California, Santa Cruz (USA), as well as in Advanced Jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights at the Escola Paulista da Magistratura (EPM). She serves as a Civil Police Officer in the State of São Paulo and as Pedagogical Coordinator at the Higher School of Police Law (ESDP FIP).
Amanda Tavares Borges holds a master s degree in Diffuse and Collective Rights from Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo. She also holds postgraduate degrees in Criminal Law and in Labor Law and Procedure from Faculdade Damásio de Jesus. She serves as a professor at the Dr. Coriolano Nogueira Cobra Police Academy and as a university lecturer. She is also a civilian instructor and faculty member at the Physical Education School (EEF) of the Military Police of the State of São Paulo. In addition, she teaches Ethics and Human Rights at the Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration of São Paulo and serves on the Editorial Board of the Fundamental Human Rights Journal, affiliated with the Master s in Law Program at UNIFIEO.
Camilla Hage holds a master s degree in Public Law and Social Evolution. She is also a specialist in Public Law, as well as in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. She previously served as a researcher at the Restorative Justice Observatory and has held public positions as Parliamentary Legal Advisor, Legal Analyst at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), and Public Defender. She currently serves as a Police Chief at the Online Women s Protection Police Station in São Paulo. She is also a tenured professor of Human Rights and a member of the gender studies group at Acadepol SP.
