Direitos reprodutivos sob a ótica das relações internacionais : um estudo de caso da esterilização forçada de mulheres quéchua no Peru

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the case of the forced sterilization of approximately 300,000 Indigenous Quechua women in Peru during the government of Alberto Fujimori in the 1990s, situating it within the international context through a feminist approach to International Relations theory. Drawing on feminist IR perspectives, the study examines gender-based violence in conjunction with class and racial dynamics, demonstrating how these categories intersect in the formulation and implementation of violent policies of subjugation. The research focuses on the sterilization program that was officially presented as a family planning policy, analyzing its foundations, mechanisms, and insertion into the international debates of the period concerning global population growth. To support the analysis, the study draws on legal documents related to the case, reports produced by international organizations, as well as journalistic and academic articles, which are examined through feminist theoretical frameworks. The methodology adopted is qualitative and based on a case study, allowing for an in-depth analysis of the political, institutional, and discursive dynamics that enabled the systematic violation of Indigenous women’s reproductive rights in Peru.