“Tribunal de rua”: racismo institucional no procedimento policial de busca pessoal em jovens negras/os

Abstract

This study aims to analyze institutional racism and police abuse during the stop-and-frisk procedure against young blacks in Brazil. In a country where racist practices are evident on a daily basis, it is important to discuss this topic, as well as to create effective strategies to fight racism. This analysis will be based on bibliographical, documentary, legislative, jurisprudential and personal reports of the researcher. This study falls under the autobiography genre, as it seeks to share lived experiences related to racism and racial discrimination during police operations. A brief overview of the history of racism in Brazil and an approach to the concepts of racialization ideology and the myth of racial democracy will be presented. Then, statistical data on violence against young blacks will be presented and there will be an analysis of how stop-and-frisk procedures and police abuses take place. Finally, the study will look at the legal provisions that deal with this theme.