Vítimas e Algozes Sob Disputa: relações de poder em narrativas judiciais sobre homicídios de jovens negros em Santa Rita-PB

Abstract

This monograph is the result of a scientific initiation research project titled "Gender and Sexuality in Judicial Narratives on Homicides of Black Youth in Santa Rita – PB," which is part of a broader project on power relations in judicial narratives involving homicides of Black youth. This monograph investigates the dynamics of power in judicial narratives on homicides of Black youth in Santa Rita, PB, a city that in 2012 recorded the highest homicide rate for Black youth in Brazil. The study examines how race, class, gender, sexuality, territory, and criminalization shape perceptions of these deaths and reinforce social stigmas. Based on the analysis of 16 judicial cases, this work explores the criminalization of victims and potential offenders, drawing on the Anthropology of the State and concepts of intersectionality to understand how judicial documents operate as instruments of power.