Guerra às drogas: da origem internacional aos reflexos internos no Brasil.

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the War on Drugs, focusing on the international aspect of its origin and verifying how this is reflected in Brazil. In order to do so, it is indispensable to highlight some factors. The commercialization of drugs and its international dissemination, for instance, has to be put into perspective in order to understand the structure of the drug prohibition model. The United States of America, which remains as a world power since the beginning of the twentieth century until nowadays, also represents an essential role that has to be analyzed. Just as any historical fact, the relationship between human beings and substances known as narcotics leaves timeless imprints which will be presented in this paper. The conjunctures that endorsed the establishment and consolidation of the Global War on Drugs Regime may also be mentioned. All the constructive process that takes place since the beginnings of the relationship between human beings and drugs has to be perceived as decisive in the social portrait currently seen. When picturing Brazil as a case study, it is verified that the hyperinflation in prisons and the progressive deficit in vacancies available are results of the traditional way of thinking drugs. The creation of the Drugs Law in 2006 and its consequences require particular attention. The origins of mass incarceration will be exposed and also the links between international and domestic regulations.